Sunnyside, California
18 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 lies near Little Baldy. The Survey maps it on the Bluenose Ridge quadrangle. It stands 3,274 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 18 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 Bluenose Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Bluenose Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyside (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,531 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | MURPHY RIDGE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 75 |
| 29 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Round Valley Indian Tribes | MEU4278 |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Mendocino Unit | BIA#28 |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | BUCK |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | BLUENOSE |
| 11 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MINA#2 INC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyside (historical): 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Placers Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Ash Hollow | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Ash Hollow Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1917 | |
| Red Cliff | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Red Cliff Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Place | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Delmonico Place | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mina | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sherburns (historical) | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Covelo | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ralph Leggett Place | 11.5 miles | 15 | |
| Heath Place | 11.9 miles | 15 | |
| Reyes Place | 12.2 miles | 15 |
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 Q7640847 | 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 1666482. 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.






