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West Humboldt, 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 95564. It stands on Elk River. The Survey maps it on the Eureka quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

West Humboldt within Humboldt County

Then and now

1922 to 1987

The 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 sheet of West Humboldt (historical), surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of West Humboldt (historical), surveyed 1922

On record in West Humboldt

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of West Humboldt (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined42
Recreation and ceremony16
Equipment and vehicle use15
Arson/incendiarism12
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Natural1

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 2013Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitMARSH
8 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor205 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitGILL
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitELK
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCUTTEN
5 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBEECHWOOD
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitMCKAY
28 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHUM20

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of West Humboldt (historical): 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Fred Carlson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownStoneOccurrence
Freshwater SloughClayOccurrence
Freshwater SloughClayProspect
LoofbourrowClayOccurrence
Thompson Brick CoClayPast Producer
Unnamed LocationClayProspectSedimentary
Unnamed LocationClayProspect

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
Fairhaven1.5 miles19
Bucksport1.5 miles19
Bayview1.9 miles19
King Salmon2.0 miles16
Spruce Point2.0 miles16
Pine Hill2.3 miles19
Rosewood2.8 miles19
Fields Landing3.0 miles16

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 West Humboldt (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14684253The 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 1703274. 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.