Pacific Shores, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Crescent City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95531. It stands on Talawa Slough. The Survey maps it on the Crescent City quadrangle. It stands 20 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1929 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 54 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1929 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Point St. George quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Pacific Shores between 1992 and 2020, burning about 376 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | KINGS |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | OCEAN |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LAKE |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HIGHTS ACCESS RD / OLD MI |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HADDAD #1 |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HADDAD #3 |
| 5 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MOVIE LANE |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | KING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Pacific Shores: 10 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent City Rock & Sand Co. | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bailey Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bailey Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crescent City Rock and Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hemmingsen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hemmingsen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Huffman Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ranch Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dick | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Tryon Corner | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Yontocket | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Smith River | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Khoonkhwuttunne (historical) | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Crescent City | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Tatlatunne (historical) | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hiouchi | 8.1 miles | 16 |
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 Pacific Shores | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7122688 | 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 1702440. 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.









