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Vichy Springs, California

15 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. The Survey maps it on the Ukiah quadrangle. It stands 801 feet above sea level.

Vichy Springs within Mendocino County

Then and now

1920 to 1981

The 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 sheet of Vichy Springs, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Vichy Springs, surveyed 1920

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

324 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 324 fires within 5 miles of Vichy Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,040 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 53 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/undetermined132
Arson/incendiarism53
Equipment and vehicle use53
Debris and open burning44
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Natural7
Firearms and explosives use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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 1995Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMendocino UnitVICHY
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitGUN
8 September 1993Smokingunder an acreMendocino UnitPARK
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMendocino UnitAHUV - STHH 2
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMendocino UnitLOW GAP
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.3 acresMendocino UnitGUN
4 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMendocino UnitBUSHAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Vichy Springs: 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Chromium, 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
CalpellaOsmium, Iridium, Platinum, GoldOccurrenceStream Placer
EmpressMercuryOccurrence
GibsonStone, DimensionUnknown
Krueger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
MooreChromiumOccurrenceChromite
MooreClayOccurrence
Vichy SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Buck RidgeManganeseOccurrence
Buck Ridge ProspectManganeseOccurrence1918
Freitas Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Rogina Heights1.5 miles15
Talmage2.4 miles15
Presswood2.5 miles15
Ukiah2.9 miles15
The Forks3.1 miles15
Asylum3.2 miles15
Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical)4.5 miles15
Calpella5.2 miles15

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 Vichy SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7925267The 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 1660099. 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.