Witter Springs, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Upper Lake-Nice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95485. It lies near Elk Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Upper Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,663 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
1938 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1938 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1938 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Upper Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Upper Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:48000
- 1991 USGS Upper Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Upper Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Witter Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,797 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 27 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 | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ELK MOUNTAIN RD / WHITE R |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | HWY 20 |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | POINT # 2 |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | POINT |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SARATOGA |
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 4,416 acres | Central California District | SCOTTS |
| 5 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | ELTING |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KELLY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Witter Springs (historical): 7 producers, 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips | Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Rattlesnake | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Middle Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle Creek Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle Creek Terrace | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phillips | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Ukiah | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Witter Springs | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Springs | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cooper | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Vann | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Upper Lake | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Howard Mill (historical) | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Nice | 9.0 miles | 21 | |
| Three Crossing | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Rose Place | 9.5 miles | 22 |
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 Witter Springs (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8028582 | 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 1666666. 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.










