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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.

Witter Springs within Lake County

Then and now

1938 to 1996

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 Witter Springs (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Witter Springs (historical), surveyed 1938

Compare 1938 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

153 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined51
Equipment and vehicle use39
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning18
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Firearms and explosives use2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Smoking1

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 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionELK MOUNTAIN RD / WHITE R
9 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNorthern California DistrictHWY 20
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPOINT # 2
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMendocino National ForestPOINT
7 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSARATOGA
7 September 2012Recreation and ceremony4,416 acresCentral California DistrictSCOTTS
5 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitELTING
5 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitKELLY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
PhillipsManganese, SilicaPast Producer1917, 1918
RattlesnakeIronOccurrence
UnknownGold, SilverOccurrence
Middle Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Middle Creek TerraceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
PhillipsManganeseProducer
Rattlesnake UkiahManganesePast Producer
Witter SpringsManganeseProspect

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Saratoga Springs1.3 miles21
Cooper2.1 miles14
Vann4.7 miles17
Upper Lake4.8 miles21
Howard Mill (historical)8.3 miles17
Nice9.0 miles21
Three Crossing9.5 miles17
Rose Place9.5 miles22

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 Q8028582The 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.