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Esperanza, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the McCloud-Medicine Lake census division. It lies near Red Hill. The Survey maps it on the Elk Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Esperanza within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Esperanza (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Esperanza (historical), surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

159 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Esperanza (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 16 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
Natural36
Debris and open burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Recreation and ceremony22
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking11
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestASH
7 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMCCLOUD MILL
6 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMUD
4 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestPILGRIM
4 September 1996Smokingunder an acreSiskiyou UnitBROADWAY
4 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMILL FIRE
30 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSiskiyou UnitBROADWAY
29 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitPILGRIM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Esperanza (historical): 2 unknowns. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unidentified Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unidentified Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Siskiyou County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ash Creek Junction1.5 miles35
McCloud4.8 miles35
Wyntoon5.0 miles31
Ash Creek Station (historical)5.6 miles26
Hooper5.9 miles35
Swobe7.2 miles26
Signal Butte7.4 miles35
Kinyon8.3 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682299. 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.