Hilton, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95436. It stands on Hobson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guerneville quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 77 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
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1920 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Guerneville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
427 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 427 fires within 5 miles of Hilton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 320 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 196 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SUNSET |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ONE SIXTEEN |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARMSTRONG |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIO NIDO#1 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MARTINELLI RD / RIVER RD |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIVERSIDE DR GUERNEVIL 4 |
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SWEETWATER SPRINGS RD / M |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Hilton: 19 occurrences, 18 unknowns, 9 producers, 4 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont Copper Group | Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Rock Pit and Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Tract | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rowan Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| White-O-Ranch | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Sonoma Chrome Inc | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Sonoma Chrome, Inc. Deposit | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilton in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flood | Hilton | $20,000 | Flooding brought road closures and partial road closures to Scenic Avenue at Old River Road in Forestville, Clayton Road in Franz Valley, Stewarts Point at Skaggs Springs Road, Kruse Road near Seaview, Pine Flat Road, along the Bohemian Highway near Freestone, River Road at Mirabel and Coleman Valley Road near Occidental. Highway 101 dropped to one lane in sections between Windsor and Santa Rosa after culverts and drainage measures were overwhelmed with runoff from heavy rain. The heavy rain also caused damage to vineyards as rot began to spread to the merlot and syrah grapes. |
| December 2012 | Flood | Hilton | $100 | Law Enforcement reports flooding leading to road closures at the intersection of Green Valley Road and State Route 116. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Hilton | - | Roadway flooding was reported on the Hacienda Bridge, carrying River Road in Forest Hills. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Hilton | - | EB lanes of River Rd flooded with approx 2 feet of water near Hacienda Bridge. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Hilton | - | Eastbound lane of River Rd near Westside Rd flooded. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Hilton | - | Mud slide and other debris in westbound lane on 116 between Canyon and Trenton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highcroft | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Odd Fellows Park | 0.4 miles | 23 | |
| Summerhome Park | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Russian River Terrace | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hacienda | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Forest Hills | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hollydale | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Korbel | 1.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 225352. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












