BlockScarface, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Adin-Lookout census division. The Survey maps it on the Hollenbeck quadrangle. It stands 4,390 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 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
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava-Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS White Horse quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Whitehorse quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS McArthur quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hollenbeck quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Hollenbeck quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Scarface between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,120 acres in total. 47 started naturally. None 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | SUGAR |
| 18 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | CURTIS 3-1 |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | MDF DH KEPHART |
| 17 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | HOLLENBECK |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | DUSTY'S |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | MDF BV DUSTY |
| 9 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | DUSTY |
| 7 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 3-8 SCARFACE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenbeck (historical) | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Demuth | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| White Horse | 8.8 miles | 22 | |
| Lookout Junction | 11.0 miles | 21 | |
| Kephart | 12.3 miles | 25 | |
| Old Hulbert Place | 13.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hackamore | 13.3 miles | 24 | |
| Day | 14.4 miles | 21 |
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 Q7430387 | 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 265898. 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.