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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.

Tatlatunne within Del Norte County

Then and now

1929 to 1983

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Tatlatunne (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Tatlatunne (historical), surveyed 1929

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

431 since 1992

Regional 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 ceremony180
Missing data/not specified/undetermined128
Debris and open burning38
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use25
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Smoking8
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitMICHAGIN
8 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksENDERTS BEACH #8
8 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBURTSCHELL
7 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksCRESCENT BEACH 14
7 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksCRESCENT BEACH 13
7 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCREEK
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHUMBOLDT RD / HODGE AVE
6 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksCRESCENT BEACH 12

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Del Norte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crescent City BeachGold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Iron, ChromiumProducer1855, 1914
Crescent City Beach DepositsChromium, IronOccurrence
Uvaldon V MillerClayProducer
Elk Valley Quarry #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Elk Valley Quarry #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Elk Valley Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rellim Redwood CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
SarinaGold, PlatinumPast Producer
Smith River Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Yates Beach MineGold, PlatinumUnknown

Every working recorded in Del Norte 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
Crescent City1.4 miles21
Pacific Shores7.0 miles21
Hiouchi8.6 miles16
Fort Dick8.7 miles21
Douglas Park9.0 miles16
Tryon Corner9.4 miles18
Yontocket10.5 miles18
Smith River12.6 miles18

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.