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.
Then and now
1929 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1929 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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 Smith River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Smith River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Smith River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
195 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | KINGS |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | OCEAN |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOW |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LAKE |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | DIVIDE |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HADDAD #1 |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HADDAD #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartley Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| High Divide Area | Nickel | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Crescent City Rock & Sand Co. | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain Quarries and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mountain Quarries and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bailey Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dick | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pacific Shores | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Yontocket | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Smith River | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Khoonkhwuttunne (historical) | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hiouchi | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Douglas Park | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Adams Station | 8.5 miles | 21 |
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 Q7848546 | 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 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.










