Worswick, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Fortuna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95540. It stands on Finch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fortuna quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Worswick
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.
Fernbridgelisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1944 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Worswick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BLUFF |
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOLETA |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | PALMER |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOOP |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FERNBRIDGE |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CHRIS |
| 27 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MORGAN |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CARROLL RD LOLETA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Worswick: 9 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Table Bluff | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Alton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ell River Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fernbridge Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernbridge | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fortuna | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Waddington | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Table Bluff | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Arlynda Corners | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Grizzly Bluff (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Newburg | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Beatrice | 4.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656412. 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.






