Reynolds, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95587. It stands on Bear Pen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Piercy quadrangle. It stands 830 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
1950 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 31 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
5 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.
- 1950 USGS Piercy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Piercy quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Reynolds (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,224 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | HALE |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 43 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | NIELSON |
| 4 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | STATE |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | SMITHE REDWOOD GROVE LEGG |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | 271 |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,014 acres | Northern California District | MEU NOBLE |
| 24 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | SMYTHE |
| 19 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | GRINDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Reynolds (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Valley Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Mountain Creek | Chromium | Occurrence | 1950 | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Usal Deposits | Manganese | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Usal Manganese Deposits | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piercy | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Andersonia | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lane Redwood Flat (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pratt Place | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Riverdale | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Leggett | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Kenny | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Underwood Park | 6.7 miles | 14 |
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 Q7319622 | 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 1666478. 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.




