BlockBefore

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.

Galena Hill within Yuba County

Then and now

1888 to 2000

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Galena Hill (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Galena Hill (historical), surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

153 since 1992

Regional 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 burning41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use24
Natural20
Recreation and ceremony9
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking8
Other causes4
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTahoe National ForestWILLOW
30 September 2012Smokingunder an acreTahoe National ForestMARYSVILLE
29 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestTOLLS
28 September 2007Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestGARDEN
24 September 2001Natural2.0 acresTahoe National ForestLONG
23 September 2011Natural13 acresTahoe National ForestINDIAN
22 September 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution2.5 acresTahoe National ForestBRIDGER
21 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestFRENCHY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuba County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 104 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AlaskaGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold, Silver
Fern LeafMolybdenum, Arsenic, GoldOccurrenceVein
Fern LeafMolybdenum, Arsenic, GoldUnknown
Galena HillAsbestosOccurrence
IronriteClayOccurrence
OccurrenceStone, DimensionOccurrence
Sailor Boy DiggingsGold, PlatinumProducer1855
Unnamed LocationLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Fern LeafArsenic, Molybdenum, GoldOccurrenceVein
Fern LeafArsenic, Molybdenum, GoldOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Yuba 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
Weeds Point0.4 miles27
Youngs Hill (historical)0.7 miles27
Camptonville1.5 miles27
Oak Valley2.0 miles27
Garden Valley (historical)3.8 miles27
Foster Bar (historical)4.7 miles29
Bullards Bar (historical)5.6 miles29
Strawberry Valley6.8 miles27

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 Q5518383The 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.