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Winthrop, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Central Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96051. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Minnesota Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Winthrop within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Winthrop (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Winthrop (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 27 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

171 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Winthrop (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,742 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 25 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
Recreation and ceremony52
Natural33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Arson/incendiarism25
Equipment and vehicle use13
Smoking7
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks2

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
8 September 1997Smokingunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestJONES VALLEY
7 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitJONES VALLEY CAMPGROUND 3
5 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestINLET
30 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
3 September 2002Smoking1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitSILVER
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBOAT
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSILVER 1
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestBOAT 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 80 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 80 workings within 5 miles of Winthrop (historical): 32 occurrences, 16 past producers, 16 unknowns, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Iron, Silver, Gold, 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
Arps GroupCopper, Gold, Zinc, SilverPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Blue JacketGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Bully HillCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Bully HillCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer1862, 1877
Copper King GroupCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceUnderground
Kane and WilburCopper, Iron, NickelOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Logan Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pit River ConsolidatedManganesePast Producer
Rising StarCopper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Unnamed PropertyMercuryProspect

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Bully Hill0.3 miles27
Ydaloom (historical)1.8 miles27
Lakeview Resort5.5 miles28
Baird (historical)5.5 miles28
Sherman6.0 miles29
Holiday Harbor Resort6.3 miles28
Fitzpatrick (historical)6.4 miles29
O'Brien7.1 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682535. 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.