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Gilta, California

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Etna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96031. It lies near Poverty Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Youngs Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Gilta within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1948 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gilta (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Gilta (historical), surveyed 1948

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

47 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Gilta (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,955 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural39
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.1 acresKlamath National ForestMCNEIL
3 September 1992Natural1.5 acresKlamath National Forestnot named
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
9 August 2013Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestPICKY
8 August 2006Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestSPUD
7 August 2009Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestROCK
7 August 2006Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestSIGN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Gilta (historical): 30 past producers, 19 unknowns, 11 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Tungsten. 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
GiltaGold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Michigan SalmonGold, Platinum, Iridium, OsmiumProducerStream Placer
Salmon Mountain ProspectSilver, CopperUnknown
Wangood Lord ClaimsTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Wangoodlord ClaimsTungstenProspect
Negro Hill MineGold, PlatinumProducer1855
Negro Hill PlacerGold, PlatinumPast Producer
Orcutt Hydraulic MineGold, PlatinumProducer1855
Red Hill MineGold, PlatinumPast Producer
AileneGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Black Bear8.4 miles18
Cecilville10.5 miles18
Bestville12.1 miles15
Sawyers Bar12.5 miles15
Somes Bar14.8 miles14
Summerville15.2 miles18
Foster19.8 miles33
Eyese Bar (historical)23.9 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682768. 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.