Hillcrest, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Central Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96065. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1998The 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 sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1886 USGS Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1935 USGS Burney quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Burney quadrangle1:96000
- 1939 USGS Burney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Montgomery Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Burney quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Montgomery Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Montgomery Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Hillcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 10 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | BIG BEND RD MONTGOMERYCK |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | BAKUS |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | NEWMAN |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | H13 |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | FENDERS FERRY RD MONTGOM |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BUCK |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SNUFFY |
| 26 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Northern California District | BISHOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hillcrest: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Creek | 1.7 miles | 31 | |
| Wengler | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Round Mountain | 5.1 miles | 31 | |
| Big Bend | 10.8 miles | 25 | |
| Kelly (historical) | 11.2 miles | 26 | |
| Furnaceville (historical) | 11.8 miles | 26 | |
| Osborne | 11.9 miles | 26 | |
| Fern | 12.2 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 261354. 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.














