Tatlatunne, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Crescent City census division. It stands on Marhoffer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crescent City 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
1929 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 54 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Tatlatunne
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
BROTHER JONATHAN (Shipwreck Site)listed 2002 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1929 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Point St. George quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
431 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 431 fires within 5 miles of Tatlatunne (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 180 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MICHAGIN |
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | ENDERTS BEACH #8 |
| 8 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BURTSCHELL |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 14 |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 13 |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CREEK |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HUMBOLDT RD / HODGE AVE |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 12 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tatlatunne (historical): 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent City Beach | Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Chromium | Producer | 1855, 1914 | |
| Crescent City Beach Deposits | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Uvaldon V Miller | Clay | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rellim Redwood Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sarina | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Smith River Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yates Beach Mine | Gold, Platinum | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent City | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Pacific Shores | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hiouchi | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Dick | 8.7 miles | 21 | |
| Douglas Park | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Tryon Corner | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Yontocket | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| Smith River | 12.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702443. 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.









