Cooper, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Upper Lake-Nice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95485. It lies near Hells Peak. The Survey maps it on the Cow Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,998 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 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
7 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.
- 1920 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cow Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Cooper between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,082 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 21 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 | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ELK MOUNTAIN RD / WHITE R |
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ELK |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | HWY 20 |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | POINT # 2 |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | POINT |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SARATOGA |
| 5 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | ELTING |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KELLY |
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 Cooper: 6 producers, 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoge | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Rattlesnake | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Middle Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle Creek Terrace | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rattlesnake Ukiah | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Vann Ranch Middle Creek, Black Rock, Grizzly Canyon | Manganese | Prospect | Pyrolusite | |
| Witter Springs | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Witter Springs Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Guntley Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witter Springs (historical) | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Saratoga Springs | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Vann | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Upper Lake | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Howard Mill (historical) | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Three Crossing | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Parramore Springs | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Enterprise | 10.3 miles | 17 |
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 Q5167723 | 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 1655917. 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.






