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Ridgeville, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96091. It lies near Rich Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Trinity Dam quadrangle.

Ridgeville within Trinity County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Ridgeville, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Ridgeville, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 27 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Ridgeville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 4 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
Natural44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony12
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1

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 2017Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestGRANITE
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestTANNERY
5 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSTUMP
4 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFAWN
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestGRANITE
30 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
30 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
3 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestPINEWOOD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 73 workings within 5 miles of Ridgeville: 26 past producers, 26 unknowns, 13 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Stone, Silver. 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
MinersvillePGEUnknown
Stewart ForkTungstenOccurrence
UnnamedAsbestosOccurrence
MinersvilleGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Minersville AreaNickelOccurrence
R.A.M. and Little AliceGold, IronPast ProducerGold, Hematite, Limonite
Rover PlacerGold, PlatinumOccurrence
StarvationGold, IronPast Producer1932
UnnamedNickelOccurrence
KizerSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Trinity 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
Estrellita0.7 miles27
Minersville (historical)1.4 miles27
Cedar Stock1.9 miles27
Pinewood Cove2.7 miles27
Fairview3.8 miles27
Trinity Alps4.6 miles26
Bragdon (historical)5.8 miles29
Keno (historical)8.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659510. 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.