BlockHogtown, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Southwest Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96001. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redding quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1890 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 94 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
8 surveys from 29 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Redding quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Redding quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
579 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 579 fires within 5 miles of Hogtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35,316 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 86 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 | 201 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | MIDDLE 2 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | KESWICK 2 |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Whiskeytown National Recreation Area | WHISKEYTOW |
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | IRON #5 |
| 6 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | KESWICK 3 |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | PINES |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Northern California District | SHU SWASEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 245 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 245 workings within 5 miles of Hogtown (historical): 104 past producers, 74 unknowns, 52 occurrences, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Copper, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Boswell Group | Gold, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Brush Mountain Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Buena Vista | Gold, Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite | |
| Calaveras Cement Div. | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | ||
| Cleavland | Gold, Copper, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Gambrinus | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Pyrolusite | |
| Horstman | Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Horstman | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Evening Star | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kett | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Keswick | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Shasta | 1.2 miles | 29 | |
| Waugh (historical) | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Minnesota | 3.6 miles | 31 | |
| Matheson | 3.7 miles | 31 | |
| Whitehouse (historical) | 3.9 miles | 31 | |
| Paige Bar | 4.1 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670606. 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.