Tyee City, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Arcata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95521. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tyee City quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 65 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
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1922 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tyee City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Tyee City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 381 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 146 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | UNION ST / SAMOA BLVD |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | YOUNG |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tyee City: 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W A Preston Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| W. A. Preston Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hanes Creek | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Janes Creek | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Janes Creek | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Arcata Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Essex Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Graham Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Graham Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Korblex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Calville | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| McKinleyville | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Alliance | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Korblex | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Arcata | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Essex | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Clam Beach | 5.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660065. 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.









