Forest Hill, California
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Sunset census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94116. It lies near Mount Davidson. The Survey maps it on the San Francisco South quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Forest Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- St. Francis Wood Historic Districtlisted 2022 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
22 surveys from 43 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.
- 1892 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1915 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS San Mateo quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS San Francisco South quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS San Francisco South quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS San Francisco South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS San Francisco South quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS San Francisco South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Forest Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 816 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 20 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 | 192 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 44 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | DOYLE5 |
| 8 September 2009 | Smoking | 200 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | HWY 1 VEG |
| 7 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | SUTRO |
| 6 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Forest Hill: 9 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Claim Loc. Quicksilver Fnd. | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Location | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Mercury | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Black Mountain | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Mtn. | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Brisbane Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Knolls | 0.5 miles | 39 | |
| Golden Gate Heights | 0.6 miles | 39 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 0.7 miles | 43 | |
| West Portal | 0.8 miles | 43 | |
| Saint Francis Wood | 0.9 miles | 43 | |
| Diamond Heights Village | 1.2 miles | 43 | |
| Merced Manor | 1.2 miles | 43 | |
| Park View Commons | 1.4 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655385. 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.





















