BlockOrrs Springs, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Redwood Valley-Potter Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95482. It lies near Montgomery Flat. The Survey maps it on the Orrs Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1943 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1943 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1943 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Orrs Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Orrs Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,701 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | ORR |
| 3 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 48 |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RUNNING |
| 2 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ORR #2 |
| 15 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ORR #2 |
| 4 August 2014 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | GAP 2 |
| 3 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | ORR |
| 27 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | MANN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orrs Springs: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrs Hot Spring | Geothermal | Unknown |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgewood Park | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Old Bailey Place | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Laughlin | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ridge | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Calpella | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| The Forks | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Redwood Valley | 8.9 miles | 14 |
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 Orrs Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7104110 | The 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 1659317. 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.