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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.

Hooperville within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 2001

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Hooperville (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Hooperville (historical), surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 30 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

140 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural86
Debris and open burning27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism2

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
6 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionRATTLESNAKE
5 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCREEK
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMOFFETT
28 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitCHAPARREL
16 September 1993Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
15 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSiskiyou UnitBAKER
14 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitFINLEY
9 August 2001Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictRUSSELL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 101 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Allen Mine Gemrock,Silica, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1916, 1918
ChallangeGold, LeadPast Producer
GumbootGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Hi-You, Aurora & ApexGold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
New YorkGold, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
New York MineGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Allen ProspectManganeseProducer
Baker ProspectManganeseProspect1918
Barham ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Barham ProspectManganeseOccurrence1918

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Fort Jones5.3 miles30
Oro Fino8.0 miles29
Scott Bar9.0 miles18
Mugginsville9.3 miles29
Greenview9.6 miles29
Walker10.4 miles28
Cheeseville11.5 miles29
Oakbar11.5 miles28

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.