Ukiah Rancheria, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ukiah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95482. It stands on Morrison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elledge Peak quadrangle. It stands 636 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 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
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elledge Peak quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
289 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Ukiah Rancheria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50,380 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 37 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 | 120 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | BURKE HILL DR /S HWY 101 |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | 101 |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | BURKE |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | GUN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.3 acres | Mendocino Unit | GUN |
| 3 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Mendocino Unit | MCNAB |
| 3 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LAWS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 40 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Ukiah Rancheria: 5 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Gibson | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Graham Group | Chromium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Graham Group | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Prospects | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Red Mountain Asbestos | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Boy Edgar | Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Boy Edgar | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Lone Tree | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lone Tree Claim | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Roble | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Talmage | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Asylum | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rogina Heights | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ukiah | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Largo | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Vichy Springs | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Presswood | 5.9 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ukiah Rancheria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q9364543 | 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 1653195. 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.






