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Flea Valley, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Feather Falls census division. It lies near Flea Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pulga quadrangle. It stands 3,684 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.

Flea Valley within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Flea Valley (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Flea Valley (historical), surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

152 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Flea Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166,030 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined48
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural29
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitWINDERMERE 2
29 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitPULGA
28 September 2016Natural1.5 acresPlumas National ForestPULGA
28 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitCONCOW
26 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresButte UnitPULGA
23 September 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreButte UnitHART
23 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNorthern California DistrictRIDGEWAY
23 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitFALLING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 57 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Flea Valley (historical): 29 past producers, 19 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Gold, Silver, Iron, Chromium. 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
Jade Prince No. 1GemstoneProspect
Little Hope and Mary Jane ClaimsChromium, IronPast Producer1942
Silver MoonGold, Copper, ManganesePast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold
Pulga AreaNickelOccurrence1957
Pulga AreaNickelUnknown
Christian PlaceIron, ChromiumPast Producer1943
Hard TimesGold, SilverPast Producer
HodappGold, SilverPast Producer
Money MuskGold, SilverPast Producer
Section 35 MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer1915, 1916

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Pulga2.6 miles25
Big Bar2.9 miles25
Mayaro3.2 miles25
Cresta4.3 miles25
Magalia5.2 miles24
Stirling City5.9 miles25
Poe5.9 miles28
Paradise Pines6.0 miles24

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 Flea Valley (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5458313The 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 1723857. 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.