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Vann, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Upper Lake-Nice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95485. It stands on West Fork Middle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elk Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,506 feet above sea level.

Vann within Lake County

Then and now

1922 to 1996

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 Vann, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Vann, surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Vann between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84,285 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 24 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
Arson/incendiarism24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Natural11
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionELK MOUNTAIN RD / WHITE R
9 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionELK
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPOINT # 2
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMendocino National ForestPOINT
8 September 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCentral California AgencyQUAIL
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMendocino National ForestELK 2
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino National ForestDEER
3 September 2003Natural5.0 acresMendocino National ForestWHITEROCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Vann: 5 producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
HogeGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
UnknownGold, SilverOccurrence
Robinson Ranch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Lowdermilk Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek TerraceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vann Ranch Middle Creek, Black Rock, Grizzly CanyonManganeseProspectPyrolusite

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Cooper3.4 miles14
Howard Mill (historical)3.7 miles17
Witter Springs (historical)4.7 miles21
Three Crossing4.8 miles17
Saratoga Springs5.5 miles21
Parramore Springs5.8 miles17
Upper Lake6.5 miles21
Enterprise7.6 miles17

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 Q7915079The 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 1656385. 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.