Tatu, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Covelo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95490. It stands on Tatu Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dos Rios quadrangle. It stands 971 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1951 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 30 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
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1951 USGS Laytonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Dos Rios quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Tatu between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,203 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 11 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 105 |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3334 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Round Valley Indian Tribes | DAVIS |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RIOS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING #61 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING # 73 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING 79 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | POONKENY RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Tatu: 6 producers, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond H. Ranck Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Poonkinney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rowlison | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Rowlison Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1942 | |
| Cable Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eel River Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Legal Bridge Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rowlands Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farley | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dos Rios | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Indian Springs | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Laytonville | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Woodman | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Longvale | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Arnold | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Marks Place | 10.4 miles | 16 |
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 Q7688493 | 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 1656356. 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.




