Parramore Springs, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Upper Lake-Nice census division. It stands on Parramore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elk Mountain quadrangle. It stands 2,146 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1922 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1922 USGS Hullville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Lake Pillsbury quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Elk Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Elk Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Parramore Springs between 1992 and 2017, burning about 85,153 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Central California Agency | QUAIL |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | ELK 2 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | DEER |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | STREETER |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | BEVINS |
| 26 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mendocino National Forest | PINE |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | M-1 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | YORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Parramore Springs: 4 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Manganese, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabtree Hotsprings | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Vann Ranch Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Crossing | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Howard Mill (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Enterprise | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Vann | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rice Fork Summer Homes | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wild Bill Place | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cooper | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Witter Springs (historical) | 10.4 miles | 21 |
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 Parramore Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7139754 | 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 1656208. 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.






