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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.

Sunnyside within Mendocino County

Then and now

1926 to 1995

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Sunnyside (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Sunnyside (historical), surveyed 1926

Compare 1926 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

40 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined17
Natural9
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino UnitLIGHTNING
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresMendocino UnitMURPHY RIDGE
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIGHTNING 75
29 September 1995Arson/incendiarism11 acresRound Valley Indian TribesMEU4278
29 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use11 acresMendocino UnitBIA#28
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitBUCK
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMendocino UnitBLUENOSE
11 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitMINA#2 INC

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jade Placers Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4GemstoneOccurrence
Ash HollowManganeseOccurrence
Ash Hollow ProspectManganeseOccurrence1917
Red CliffManganeseOccurrence
Red Cliff ProspectManganeseProspect1918

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Reeves Place5.8 miles17
Delmonico Place6.6 miles14
Mina8.3 miles14
Sherburns (historical)9.9 miles16
Covelo9.9 miles16
Ralph Leggett Place11.5 miles15
Heath Place11.9 miles15
Reyes Place12.2 miles15

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 Q7640847The 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.