Galena Hill, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Yuba Foothills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95922. It stands on Galena Hill. The Survey maps it on the Camptonville quadrangle. It stands 2,815 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 2000The 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 1888 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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 Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Camptonville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Nevada City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Camptonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Camptonville quadrangle1:24000
- 2000 USGS Camptonville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Galena Hill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,927 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | WILLOW |
| 30 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | MARYSVILLE |
| 29 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | TOLLS |
| 28 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GARDEN |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tahoe National Forest | LONG |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 13 acres | Tahoe National Forest | INDIAN |
| 22 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | Tahoe National Forest | BRIDGER |
| 21 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | FRENCHY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 104 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 104 workings within 5 miles of Galena Hill (historical): 42 past producers, 27 occurrences, 22 unknowns, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Arsenic, Molybdenum, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Fern Leaf | Molybdenum, Arsenic, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Fern Leaf | Molybdenum, Arsenic, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Galena Hill | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Ironrite | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Occurrence | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Sailor Boy Diggings | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1855 | |
| Unnamed Location | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Fern Leaf | Arsenic, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Fern Leaf | Arsenic, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeds Point | 0.4 miles | 27 | |
| Youngs Hill (historical) | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Camptonville | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Valley | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Garden Valley (historical) | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Foster Bar (historical) | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Bullards Bar (historical) | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Strawberry Valley | 6.8 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5518383 | 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 1703490. 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.












