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Russ Place, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95595. The Survey maps it on the Shannon Butte quadrangle.

Russ Place within Trinity County

Then and now

1921 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Russ Place, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Russ Place, surveyed 1921

Compare 1921 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Russ Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,298 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

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
4 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreSix Rivers National Forestnot named
3 September 2003Natural7.0 acresSix Rivers National ForestBLUE JAY
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestHAYDEN
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestSECRET
3 September 2003Natural1.5 acresSix Rivers National ForestRUSS
3 September 2003Natural1.5 acresSix Rivers National ForestLUCKY
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestCLOVER
24 September 1998Debris and open burning19 acresSix Rivers National ForestVAN HORN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Russ Place: 10 past producers, 10 occurrences, 4 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Silica. 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
Armstrong No. 2 MineCalcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, SilicaPast Producer1941, 1954
Blue Jay ClaimSilica, Manganese, Iron, Copper, CalciumPast Producer1941, 1942
North Fork DepositManganese, SilicaOccurrence1941
Albia Placer ClaimsGoldPast Producer
Barry Creek MineIron, Manganese, SilicaPast Producer1941, 1943
Double A.MineSilica, ManganesePast Producer1942, 1944
Lucky Sunday MineSilica, ManganesePast Producer1941, 1943
Trout Creek No. 1Iron, Manganese, SilicaPast Producer1941, 1954
UnnamedGoldUnknown
GrubstakeChromiumPast Producer

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
Yellowjacket Place2.9 miles17
Willie Hoaglin Place3.7 miles17
Crabtree Place3.9 miles17
Bob Hoaglin Place4.4 miles17
Shannon Place4.5 miles17
Robbers Roost8.7 miles18
Ruth8.8 miles17
Kettenpom9.7 miles18

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 Q122590670The 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 1659559. 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.