Sids Place, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95552. It stands on Cherry Glade Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sportshaven quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1918 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1918 USGS Anada quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pickett Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Sportshaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Sportshaven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Sids Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,226 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | CROOK |
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | KLONDIKE |
| 4 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | DUZEN |
| 28 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SUMMIT |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SPROUT |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MICK |
| 22 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 73 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Sids Place: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Manganese, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Hale Creek Mine | Manganese | Producer | Bementite, Hausmannite, Rhodochrosite | |
| Hale Creek Mine | Copper, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Little Klondyke | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Klondike | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sulphur Springs | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Black Palangus | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Black Palangus | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Copper Queen Group | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norgaar (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Graham Place | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Place | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mad River | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| McClellan Place | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Friend Place | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Glen | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ueland Place | 8.0 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 Q122567647 | 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 1665696. 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.







