Pettyjohn Place, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the West Tehama census division. It lies near Wilcox Flat. The Survey maps it on the Cold Fork quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Colyear Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Colyear Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Cold Fork quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Cold Fork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pettyjohn Place between 1992 and 2019, burning about 9,236 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | ROCKY FIRE |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 8,838 acres | Northern California District | RED BANK |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 27 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | STEWERT |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | LOOP |
| 5 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PETTYJOHN |
| 28 August 1999 | Natural | 102 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | DEXTER |
| 30 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Northern Region Administration | BUCKHORN (CA-SHF-5849) |
| 24 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pettyjohn Place: 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestner and Thompson | Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Kostner and Thompson | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Perine | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Uncle Sam | Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Uncle Sam | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Verde | Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Fork | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Haven Place | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Skinner Mill Place | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Heitman Place (historical) | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bayles Place | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Alford Place | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Hammer Place | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Mary Ellen Place | 4.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 264674. 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.







