Panamenik, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95556. It lies near Wilder Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Orleans quadrangle. It stands 413 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.
Then and now
1925 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1925 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1925 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Orleans quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Orleans quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Orleans quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Panamenik (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,811 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 78 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | CENTER |
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | PERCH2 |
| 9 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | ANTENNA |
| 8 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | PILGRIM |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | RED |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | ORLEANS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Panamenik (historical): 27 occurrences, 19 past producers, 6 producers, 3 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishi Pishi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Orleans District | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Red Gap | Chromium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Red Gap | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Allen Mine | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Murray | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Murray | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Orleans Placer | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans | 0.1 miles | 16 | |
| Dyer Place (historical) | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Opegoi (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kworatem (historical) | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lockharts (historical) | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wright Place | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pekwuteu (historical) | 11.8 miles | 16 | |
| Weitchpec | 11.9 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 Panamenik (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7130015 | 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 1682148. 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.








