Sherburns, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Covelo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95428. It stands on Black Butte River. The Survey maps it on the Newhouse Ridge quadrangle. It stands 1,512 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.
Then and now
1926 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1926 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1926 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Newhouse Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Newhouse Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Sherburns (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44,413 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | SILVER CREEK |
| 4 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | FOOTHILL |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | POOR |
| 30 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MINA 1 |
| 11 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | MENDOCINO |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Mendocino National Forest | PASS 2 |
| 1 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | WILLIAMS |
| 8 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | BOARDMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Sherburns (historical): 11 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Eel River Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamm Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shields | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Bereton Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Big Bend | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Big Bend Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | 1917 | |
| Brereton Ew Year, Old Country | Manganese | Past Producer | Rhodochrosite | |
| Jump Off Creek | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClure Place | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Reeves Place | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cubbler Place | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hardy Place | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bredehoft Place | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Covelo | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Marks Place | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside (historical) | 9.9 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 Q7494780 | 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 1666480. 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.






