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Tin Shack, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. It stands on Whipple Wash. The Survey maps it on the Whipple Wash quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Tin Shack within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1911 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tin Shack (historical), surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Tin Shack (historical), surveyed 1911

Compare 1911 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

9 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Tin Shack (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 165 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony2
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
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictSTEAMBOAT
4 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest DistrictBLUEGILL
8 June 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreColorado River DistrictSAND ISLE
16 June 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
12 June 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeCOVE
29 May 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreColorado River DistrictCFIRE 3
19 April 1998Misuse of fire by a minor158 acresColorado River AgencyPALM
6 March 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictCONTACT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Tin Shack (historical): 21 prospects, 8 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Silver, Copper. 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
DunbarIron, Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Magnesite, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, SilicaProspect
Unnamed ProspectManganese, TungstenProspect
Blue Heaven GroupSilver, Copper, GoldPast Producer
Quadrangle Copper GroupSilver, Copper, GoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGold, Silver, CopperProspect
Blue Heaven ExtensionCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Copper Crest GroupCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Mount Whipple Gold Mining Co.Copper, Gold, SilverProspect
Dawson DepositManganeseOccurrencePsilomelane

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Havasu Palms2.0 miles23
Black Meadow Landing4.0 miles23
Parker Dam8.8 miles23
Havasu Lake10.8 miles22
Cross Roads11.1 miles25
Bluewater13.5 miles22
Earp14.3 miles22
Big River16.6 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1667153. 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.