Hildreth, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Oakhurst-North Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93626. It stands on Hildreth Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Millerton Lake West quadrangle. It stands 1,247 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 68 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
12 surveys from 31 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1916 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Millerton Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Hildreth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,092 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 200 / MERCER RD |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | CAPITOL |
| 7 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TOPPING |
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LILY |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | WITT |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | SMALLEY IC |
| 22 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | SPRING |
| 22 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.6 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GOLD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 101 workings within 5 miles of Hildreth: 39 past producers, 37 prospects, 19 unknowns, 5 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Hazelton and Kennedy Claim | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Mt. Tungsten Prospect | Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite | |
| Mt. Tungsten Prospect | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Big Chief | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Florence | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Hardscrabble | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Old Reed | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Old Reed | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Williams & Parker | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnet (historical) | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| O'Neals | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Fine Gold | 5.7 miles | 26 | |
| Fort Miller (historical) | 6.6 miles | 31 | |
| Indian Springs | 6.6 miles | 31 | |
| Indian Lakes Estates | 7.5 miles | 25 | |
| Willow Glen (historical) | 8.2 miles | 25 | |
| Narbo (historical) | 8.3 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hildreth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5761720 | 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 1658751. 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.











