Wyo, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95963. It stands on Hambright Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kirkwood quadrangle. It stands 269 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1904 USGS Vina quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1914 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Wyo between 1992 and 2019, burning about 918 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY. |
| 29 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | JACOB, H. |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | TOWERS |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | GAY |
| 23 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY |
| 2 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | CHRISTIAN |
| 2 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | MARITA |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Wyo: 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Chico Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Orland Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| So. Pacific Railroad Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stony Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valley Rock Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wyo in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Flood | Wyo | 1 killed | A 45-year-old woman drowned after driving around road closures on County Road FF, and into floodwaters northwest of the town of Orland. The drowning was reported about 9:05 a.m. on the rural county road, which is prone to flooding. The woman's SUV was swept down Hambright Creek. When rescue teams responded, the water was so deep there was no sign of a vehicle, and a dive team was necessary for the recovery. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Wyo | - | Glenn County reported multiple road closures due to flooding across the 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood Estates | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Orland | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Malton (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cory | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Greenwood | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Capay | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Kirkwood | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Grapit | 6.2 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q8040277 | 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 1660207. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







