Built in 1900. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
“The Jess Valley Schoolhouse, in Modoc County, California near Likely, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.”
Wikipedia article Jess Valley Schoolhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Modoc County · listed in 1999 · category: Building · built in 1900.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Jess Valley Schoolhouse between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,494 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | BEAR |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CHIP FIRE |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | JESS |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 133 acres | Modoc National Forest | SOUP 1 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | SOUP 5 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | SOUP 4 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,588 acres | Modoc National Forest | SOUP 2 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | SOUP 3 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Jess Valley Schoolhouse: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | Peat | Producer | ||
| Jeffrey ? | Peat | Producer | ||
| Brown Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Brown Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Occurrence |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000582 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Modoc County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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