Wright Place, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95556. It stands on Serpentine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fish Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1925 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1925 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1925 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Orleans quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Fish Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Fish Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Wright Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 852 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | RED |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CAPPELLE |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | ALLEN |
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BEE |
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | 3RD |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | BURRILL |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | BURRILL 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Wright Place: 14 occurrences, 8 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Creek Lode | Gold, Copper, Iron, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Allen Mine | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Allen Mine | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Cornucopia | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jungle | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Slide Hill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Rock Chrome Claim | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Big Rock Chrome Claim | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Burrill Peak | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Burrill Peak | Chromium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opegoi (historical) | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dyer Place (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Waseck | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Martins Ferry (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Weitchpec | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pekwuteu (historical) | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ertlerger (historical) | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Orleans | 7.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656413. 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.








