Presswood, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ukiah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95482. It stands on Ackerman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ukiah quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 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
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Presswood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,802 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 51 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 | 125 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | VICHY |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | GUN |
| 8 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | PARK |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ORR SPRINGS |
| 6 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | AHUV - STHH 2 |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | LOW GAP |
| 4 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | POMO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Presswood: 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calpella | Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Calpella | Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Empress | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Gibson | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Krueger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Moore | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Moore | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Vichy Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Van Allen | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Freitas Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukiah | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| The Forks | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rogina Heights | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Asylum | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Vichy Springs | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Talmage | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Calpella | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7241750 | 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 1659435. 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.






