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.
Then and now
1921 to 1997The 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.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1921 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Island Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kettenpom quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Shannon Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Shannon Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | BLUE JAY |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | HAYDEN |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SECRET |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | RUSS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | LUCKY |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | CLOVER |
| 24 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | VAN HORN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong No. 2 Mine | Calcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1941, 1954 | |
| Blue Jay Claim | Silica, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Calcium | Past Producer | 1941, 1942 | |
| North Fork Deposit | Manganese, Silica | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Albia Placer Claims | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Barry Creek Mine | Iron, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1941, 1943 | |
| Double A.Mine | Silica, Manganese | Past Producer | 1942, 1944 | |
| Lucky Sunday Mine | Silica, Manganese | Past Producer | 1941, 1943 | |
| Trout Creek No. 1 | Iron, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1941, 1954 | |
| Unnamed | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Grubstake | Chromium | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowjacket Place | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Willie Hoaglin Place | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Crabtree Place | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bob Hoaglin Place | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Shannon Place | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Robbers Roost | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ruth | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Kettenpom | 9.7 miles | 18 |
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 Q122590670 | 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 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.








