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Sherman, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96003. It lies near Bear Valley. The Survey maps it on the Bella Vista quadrangle.

Sherman within Shasta 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 Sherman, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Sherman, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 29 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

453 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 453 fires within 5 miles of Sherman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40,027 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 77 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/undetermined120
Equipment and vehicle use102
Arson/incendiarism77
Debris and open burning50
Recreation and ceremony48
Smoking20
Natural16
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitPLAINS
8 September 1997Smokingunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestJONES VALLEY
8 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use50 acresShasta-Trinity UnitRIVER
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitTRAIL #4
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEAR
7 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitJONES VALLEY CAMPGROUND 3
5 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestINLET
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitFAWNDALE #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 66 workings within 5 miles of Sherman: 24 occurrences, 17 past producers, 10 producers, 10 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Iron, Manganese, Gold. 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
Arps GroupCopper, Gold, Zinc, SilverPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Baxter WinthropCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
Blue JacketGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Brushy Canyon GroupCopper, ZincOccurrenceReplacement
Kane and WilburCopper, Iron, NickelOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
ThompsonCopper, GoldOccurrenceChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Unnamed PropertyChromiumUnknown
Culeyeran Cement Div of ReddingStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Fawndale Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
H C AustinBarium-BaritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Lillienthal (historical)3.5 miles30
Portal Inn4.4 miles30
Bayha (historical)4.4 miles30
Tunnel Inn4.5 miles30
Calkins (historical)4.5 miles29
Ydaloom (historical)4.6 miles27
McColl4.7 miles30
Mountain Gate4.8 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682521. 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.