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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.

Reynolds within Mendocino County

Then and now

1950 to 1981

The 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 sheet of Reynolds (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Reynolds (historical), surveyed 1950

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

59 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use15
Debris and open burning6
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMendocino UnitHALE
5 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use43 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitNIELSON
4 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSTATE
26 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMendocino UnitSMITHE REDWOOD GROVE LEGG
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte Unit271
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,014 acresNorthern California DistrictMEU NOBLE
24 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresMendocino UnitSMYTHE
19 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitGRINDER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cooks Valley BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Red Mountain CreekChromiumOccurrence1950
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown
Usal DepositsManganeseOccurrence1940
Usal Manganese DepositsManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mendocino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Piercy1.7 miles16
Andersonia2.7 miles16
Lane Redwood Flat (historical)3.6 miles16
Pratt Place3.8 miles13
Riverdale4.3 miles13
Leggett6.4 miles14
Kenny6.5 miles17
Underwood Park6.7 miles14

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 Q7319622The 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.