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Hurleton, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Feather Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95966. The Survey maps it on the Bangor quadrangle. It stands 1,598 feet above sea level.

Hurleton within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hurleton, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Hurleton, surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

518 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 518 fires within 5 miles of Hurleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,554 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 78 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/undetermined169
Equipment and vehicle use132
Arson/incendiarism78
Debris and open burning76
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking13
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony9
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitKOKANEE
9 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreButte UnitMERCY
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitMARTIN
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresButte UnitLODGEVIEW DR KELLY_RDGE
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined496 acresNorthern California DistrictSWEDES
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLA PORTE
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined58 acresNorthern California DistrictFORBESTOWN
6 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitFORBESTOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Hurleton: 23 occurrences, 21 past producers, 18 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, 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
Bootjack Iron DepositIronProspect
Phoenix MineGold, CopperPast ProducerGold
Unknown NameClayUnknown
New OregonGold, LeadUnknown
New Oregon, Forty-NineGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold
DepressionGold, SilverPast Producer
EagleGold, SilverPast Producer
Gamblers LuckGold, SilverPast Producer
Garden Ranch Mining CompanyGold, SilverPast Producer
Hot DogGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Enterprise (historical)3.0 miles27
Hawk Ravine (historical)3.0 miles29
South Fork (historical)3.5 miles29
Craig (historical)3.5 miles29
Robinson Mills3.5 miles26
Swedes Flat (historical)3.6 miles26
Bidwell Bar (historical)5.0 miles29
Wyandotte5.1 miles25

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 HurletonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14682430The 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 252695. 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.