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.
Then and now
1922 to 1987The 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.


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.
Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Stationlisted 1979 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1922 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MARSH |
| 8 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 205 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | GILL |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ELK |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CUTTEN |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BEECHWOOD |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MCKAY |
| 28 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HUM20 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Carlson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Freshwater Slough | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Freshwater Slough | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Loofbourrow | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Thompson Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bucksport | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bayview | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| King Salmon | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Spruce Point | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Hill | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rosewood | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Fields Landing | 3.0 miles | 16 |
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 Q14684253 | 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 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.









