Hooperville, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Fort Jones census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96032. It lies near New York Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Indian Creek Baldy 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
1886 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 115 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 30 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 Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1932 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:96000
- 1939 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fort Jones quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Indian Creek Baldy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Indian Creek Baldy quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Hooperville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 308 acres in total. 86 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RATTLESNAKE |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CREEK |
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MOFFETT |
| 28 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | CHAPARREL |
| 16 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | BAKER |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | FINLEY |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | RUSSELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 101 workings within 5 miles of Hooperville (historical): 55 past producers, 21 unknowns, 17 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Manganese, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Mine Gemrock, | Silica, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1916, 1918 | |
| Challange | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gumboot | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hi-You, Aurora & Apex | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| New York | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| New York Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Allen Prospect | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Baker Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Barham Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Barham Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Jones | 5.3 miles | 30 | |
| Oro Fino | 8.0 miles | 29 | |
| Scott Bar | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mugginsville | 9.3 miles | 29 | |
| Greenview | 9.6 miles | 29 | |
| Walker | 10.4 miles | 28 | |
| Cheeseville | 11.5 miles | 29 | |
| Oakbar | 11.5 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658775. 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.











