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Waseck, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95546. It stands on Burrill Creek. The Survey maps it on the French Camp Ridge quadrangle.

Waseck within Humboldt County

Then and now

1925 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 58 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waseck, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Waseck, surveyed 1925

Compare 1925 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

417 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Waseck between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,095 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 196 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/incendiarism196
Missing data/not specified/undetermined114
Equipment and vehicle use38
Debris and open burning35
Natural22
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2

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 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreHoopa Valley TribeHOLDOVER 2
8 September 2010Naturalunder an acreNorthern California AgencyMINER
7 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreHoopa Valley TribePOLE
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthern California AgencyROCK
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitWEITCHPEC 3
6 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHoopa Valley TribeBULL CREEK 2
6 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSCHOOL
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSix Rivers National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Waseck: 11 occurrences, 6 producers, 3 past producers, 3 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Platinum, Graphite. 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
CavanaughGold, SilverPast Producer
Hoopa Indian ReservationPlatinum, Iridium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, PalladiumOccurrencePlacer
Klamath River MineGold, Platinum, Osmium, IridiumProducer1860
Old County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Weitchpec BarGold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Osmium, IridiumProducerStream Placer
Weitchpec Bar PlacerGold, PGEOccurrence
Cavanaugh MineGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
UnknownGraphiteOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGraphiteProducer
Unnamed LocationGraphiteProspect

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Martins Ferry (historical)0.6 miles17
Weitchpec3.2 miles16
Ertlerger (historical)3.4 miles16
Pekwuteu (historical)3.6 miles16
Wright Place5.9 miles14
Notchko8.2 miles15
Opegoi (historical)8.4 miles16
Mettah8.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656399. 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.