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.
Then and now
1886 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 35 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
- 1935 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mount Shasta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elk Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Elk Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | ASH |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MCCLOUD MILL |
| 6 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MUD |
| 4 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PILGRIM |
| 4 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | BROADWAY |
| 4 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MILL FIRE |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Siskiyou Unit | BROADWAY |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | PILGRIM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unidentified Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Junction | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| McCloud | 4.8 miles | 35 | |
| Wyntoon | 5.0 miles | 31 | |
| Ash Creek Station (historical) | 5.6 miles | 26 | |
| Hooper | 5.9 miles | 35 | |
| Swobe | 7.2 miles | 26 | |
| Signal Butte | 7.4 miles | 35 | |
| Kinyon | 8.3 miles | 26 |
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.










