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Hillside, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93653. It stands on Whisky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Raymond quadrangle. It stands 912 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.

Hillside within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 1980

The 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 sheet of Hillside (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Hillside (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

122 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Hillside (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 814 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined45
Equipment and vehicle use28
Debris and open burning18
Arson/incendiarism14
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
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
8 September 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitBEN HUR
6 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitFOREST
4 September 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitRIFLE
30 September 1993Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitBRIZZOLARA
3 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGRANT
3 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitBLUFF
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitROCKIN RANCH
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitMILES

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Hillside (historical): 10 unknowns, 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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
Madera QuarryGraniteProducer
BussoliniCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
FeltsCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
Pearce & PearceCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
BarnettCopper, SilverUnknown
BennettGold, SilverPast Producer
ErskineCopper, SilverUnknown
HallidayCopper, SilverUnknown
Pierce RanchGold, SilverPast Producer
San JoseCopper, SilverUnknown

Every working recorded in Madera 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
Knowles1.0 miles23
Raymond1.6 miles24
Knowles Junction1.6 miles24
Jesbel (historical)5.5 miles24
Yosemite Lakes5.7 miles23
Fresno Crossing5.9 miles23
Yosemite Lakes Park6.1 miles23
Daulton8.1 miles28

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 Q14682259The 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 1812714. 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.