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Stone, California

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Garberville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95540. It sits by Scotia Bluffs. The Survey maps it on the Hydesville quadrangle.

Stone within Humboldt County

Then and now

1944 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Stone, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Stone, surveyed 1944

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Stone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined46
Debris and open burning24
Equipment and vehicle use23
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Natural1

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
7 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSCOTIA
6 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitYARD
30 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCARLOTTA
28 September 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCEMETARY
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLIGHTNING
22 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHYDESVILLE
21 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitRIO
20 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitDELP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Stone: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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
Hackett PropertyLimestone, DimensionProspect
Rickter DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Rickter DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed LimestoneLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed LimestoneStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Alton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eel River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fortuna Ready Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Monument PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Van Duzen River BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Belleview0.5 miles14
Rio Dell1.0 miles12
Metropolitan1.6 miles15
Hydesville2.6 miles14
Alton2.8 miles15
Carlotta3.3 miles14
Hacketsville3.5 miles12
Rohnerville4.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659875. 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.