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.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1888 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Pulga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Pulga quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Pulga quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | WINDERMERE 2 |
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | PULGA |
| 28 September 2016 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Plumas National Forest | PULGA |
| 28 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | CONCOW |
| 26 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | PULGA |
| 23 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Butte Unit | HART |
| 23 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | RIDGEWAY |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | FALLING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Prince No. 1 | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Little Hope and Mary Jane Claims | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Silver Moon | Gold, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Pulga Area | Nickel | Occurrence | 1957 | |
| Pulga Area | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Christian Place | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Hard Times | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hodapp | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Money Musk | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Section 35 Mine | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulga | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Big Bar | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Mayaro | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Cresta | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Magalia | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Stirling City | 5.9 miles | 25 | |
| Poe | 5.9 miles | 28 | |
| Paradise Pines | 6.0 miles | 24 |
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 Q5458313 | 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 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.










