Del Loma, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Northwest Trinity census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96010. It stands on Pelletreau Creek. The Survey maps it on the Del Loma quadrangle. It stands 1,168 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1909 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1909 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1909 USGS Big Bar quadrangle1:96000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Big Bar and Vicinity quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Ironside Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Ironside Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Del Loma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hayfork quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Del Loma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Del Loma between 1992 and 2019, burning about 71,792 acres in total. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 113 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FRENCH |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | HIGHWAY |
| 27 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FRENCH |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,740 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | LOMA |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BAR |
| 1 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | WALNUT |
| 1 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
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 Del Loma: 16 past producers, 9 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. B. Gold & Platinum | Gold, Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Del Loma | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Black Bear Occurrence | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Dry Ridge Occurrence | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Unnamed | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Don Juan Point | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| H.O.S. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Highland | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Nuggett | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pattison | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Del Loma in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 5 heavy rain, 1 wildfire. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Heavy Rain | Del Loma | $3,500 | Large rocks across the roadway as reported by law enforcment, 1 mile west northwest of Del Loma, CA. LAT. 40.79N, LONG. -123.35W. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Del Loma | $3,500 | A rock/mud slide occurred across hwy 299, between Cedar Flatt and Del Loma. |Lat. 40.80N, Long. 123.38W. |
| February 2025 | Heavy Rain | Del Loma | $400 | Slide reported in westbound lane of Hwy 299, 2 miles east southeast of Del Loma, CA.|Lat. 40.76N, Long. -123.29W. |
| December 2022 | Heavy Rain | Del Loma | - | Heavy rain caused a rockslide that spread across Highway 299 leading to a truck accident. |
| March 2018 | Heavy Rain | Del Loma | - | Heavy rain led to mud/dirt/rock slide at Big French Creek Road. |
| September 2003 | Wildfire | Del Loma | - | Loma Fire |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bar | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Burnt Ranch | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hoboken | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Wigdon Place | 9.9 miles | 19 | |
| Helena | 10.8 miles | 20 | |
| Denny | 11.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hawkins Bar | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Quinby | 12.1 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Del Loma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14681811 | 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 1655962. 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.







