Cheeseville, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Etna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96032. The Survey maps it on the Greenview quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 115 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1932 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:96000
- 1939 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fort Jones quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Greenview quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Greenview quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Cheeseville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | PATTERSON |
| 12 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | PARTRIDGE |
| 11 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SHARPS |
| 11 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | GREENVIEW |
| 7 August 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | KELLEMS 2 |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MILL 1-4 |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | WHISKEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 95 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 95 workings within 5 miles of Cheeseville: 40 past producers, 27 occurrences, 17 unknowns, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Clay, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Occurrence | Gemstone, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Burton | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Kidder Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kidder Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New Pinery | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Oro Fino Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Thanksgiving | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Thanksgiving | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Weed & Gardner | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| A. Robertson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenview | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Deacon Lee Place | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Oro Fino | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Etna | 4.4 miles | 33 | |
| Mugginsville | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Fort Jones | 6.8 miles | 30 | |
| Hooperville (historical) | 11.5 miles | 30 | |
| Callahan | 15.5 miles | 33 |
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 Q18387058 | 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 1658259. 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.











