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Tryon Corner, California

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Crescent City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95531. It stands on Hutsinpillar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smith River quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.

Tryon Corner within Del Norte County

Then and now

1929 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tryon Corner, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Tryon Corner, surveyed 1929

Compare 1929 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

195 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Tryon Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 392 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined85
Debris and open burning30
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use24
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Recreation and ceremony12
Natural3
Smoking2

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 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionKINGS
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitOCEAN
6 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLOW
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLAKE
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSix Rivers National Forestnot named
5 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestDIVIDE
5 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHADDAD #1
5 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHADDAD #3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Del Norte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Tryon Corner: 14 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Hartley Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
High Divide AreaNickelOccurrence1955
Crescent City Rock & Sand Co.StoneOccurrence
Mountain Quarries and MillStoneProducer
Mountain Quarries and MillStoneProducer
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown
Bailey BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Fort Dick0.7 miles21
Pacific Shores3.3 miles21
Yontocket3.5 miles18
Smith River3.5 miles18
Khoonkhwuttunne (historical)5.8 miles18
Hiouchi7.1 miles16
Douglas Park7.6 miles16
Adams Station8.5 miles21

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 Q7848546The 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 1660036. 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.