Hume, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93628. It lies near Long Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Hume quadrangle. It stands 5,344 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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 27 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.
- 1903 USGS Tehipite quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Tehipite quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Tehipite Dome quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Mount Whitney quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Hume quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Hume quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Hume between 1992 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 47 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | BURTON |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | SWALE |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | TEN MILE |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | KV |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | BOYDEN |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | EVANS |
| 30 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | KINGS |
| 3 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | CONE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hume: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Tungsten, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockwood Creek | Gold, Tungsten, Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Way-Up | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Indian Gap No 1 | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Scheelite Queen & 3 Claims | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Tehipite Group | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Occurrences | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hume in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | Hume | - | Fresno County Emergency Manager reported the USFS Rd. 13S42 had a significant washout during the evening of January 9 following a day with persistent moderate to heavy rainfall. About 300 people remained stuck at the Hume Lake campgrounds due to the road being closed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Station | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Millwood (historical) | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Goodmill | 5.8 miles | 25 | |
| Cedarbrook | 7.4 miles | 23 | |
| Neffs Camp | 7.4 miles | 23 | |
| Etheda Springs | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Pinehurst | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Deer Crossing | 9.7 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hume | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682417 | The 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 1658799. 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.












