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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.

Hillcrest within Shasta County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

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 Hillcrest, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Hillcrest, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 31 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

132 since 1992

Regional 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 burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Equipment and vehicle use25
Natural20
Arson/incendiarism10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking3

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
9 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBIG BEND RD MONTGOMERYCK
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitBAKUS
5 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitNEWMAN
4 September 2007Natural1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitH13
4 September 2007Natural1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitFENDERS FERRY RD MONTGOM
4 September 2007Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestBUCK
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSNUFFY
26 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresNorthern California DistrictBISHOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carroll Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Montgomery Creek1.7 miles31
Wengler3.5 miles29
Round Mountain5.1 miles31
Big Bend10.8 miles25
Kelly (historical)11.2 miles26
Furnaceville (historical)11.8 miles26
Osborne11.9 miles26
Fern12.2 miles29

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.