Forest Hills, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95436. It stands on Hobson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guerneville quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1920 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
396 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 396 fires within 5 miles of Forest Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 334 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 178 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SUNSET |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ONE SIXTEEN |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARMSTRONG |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIO NIDO#1 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MARTINELLI RD / RIVER RD |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIVERSIDE DR GUERNEVIL 4 |
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SWEETWATER SPRINGS RD / M |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Forest Hills: 17 occurrences, 16 unknowns, 11 producers, 4 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock Pit and Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Tract | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rowan Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| White-O-Ranch | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| White-O-Ranch Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1942 | |
| Archer | Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Archer Tract | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Sonoma Chrome Inc | Chromium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian River Terrace | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Hacienda | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Hollydale | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Hilton | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Jackson | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Rio Dell | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Highcroft | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Summerhome Park | 1.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658560. 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.












