Edgemont, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Susanville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96114. It stands on Baxter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Standish quadrangle. It stands 4,032 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1886 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 108 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
12 surveys from 21 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 Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Standish quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Standish quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,267 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | SADDLEBACK |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 1-1 BALD |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | HICKS |
| 4 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Northern California District | SPRING |
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | GRADE |
| 27 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | FRONTIER |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MOUNTAIN |
| 18 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | JETER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Edgemont (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Standish Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Buntingville | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Standish | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Janesville | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Litchfield | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Leavitt | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Johnstonville | 9.1 miles | 23 | |
| Belfast | 9.1 miles | 21 |
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 Edgemont (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5337788 | 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 1666092. 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.











