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Ore'q, California

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95555. It lies near Orick Hill. The Survey maps it on the Orick quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ore'q within Humboldt County

Then and now

1945 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 37 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ore'q (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Ore'q (historical), surveyed 1945

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Ore'q (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use12
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresRedwood National and State ParksOVERLOOK
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksGANNS1
6 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLADY BIRD
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksGANNS 2
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLOST
6 September 2003Natural1.0 acresRedwood National and State ParksGANNS 3
6 September 2003Natural1.0 acresRedwood National and State ParksGANNS 4
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksBOND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ore'q (historical): 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dry Lagoon DriveClayProspect
Two States Mining Co.Gold, PlatinumProducer1852
McarthurChromiumUnknown
Redwood Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Redwood Creek BypassSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownChromiumOccurrenceChromite
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Humboldt County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Orick0.1 miles12
Berry Glenn2.4 miles12
Elk Grove (historical)5.8 miles12
Big Lagoon9.5 miles11
Mettah10.1 miles15
Notchko10.2 miles15
Johnsons11.0 miles15
Shregegon (historical)11.4 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Ore'q (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7100964The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702463. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.