Stringtown, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96091. It stands on Buckeye Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrville quadrangle. 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
1886 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 112 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
13 surveys from 33 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 Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1931 USGS Etna quadrangle1:96000
- 1934 USGS Etna quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bonanza King quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Bonanza King quadrangle1:62500
- 1979 USGS Mount Shasta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Carrville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Carrville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Stringtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 919 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 1 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 | 56 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RANCH |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SWIFT |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | HATCHET |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PREACHER |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 192 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | LITTLE |
| 28 September 1996 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | COFFEE |
| 25 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MANZANITA |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DOBBINS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Stringtown (historical): 38 past producers, 27 unknowns, 21 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Creek | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dewey | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Headlight | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Headlight Consolidated | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Brothers | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| New Blue Jay Mining Co. | Gold, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Strode | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Unnamed | Copper, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Queen Group | Copper, Gold, Mercury | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrville | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Coffee Creek | 3.3 miles | 33 | |
| Trinity Center | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Coffee | 5.9 miles | 35 | |
| Bragdon (historical) | 10.4 miles | 29 | |
| Ridgeville | 13.3 miles | 27 | |
| Estrellita | 13.4 miles | 27 | |
| Minersville (historical) | 13.8 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1665439. 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.












