Indian Hill, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies near Grant Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Goodyears Bar 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
1891 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 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
11 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.
- 1891 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Goodyears Bar quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Goodyears Bar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Indian Hill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 246 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | WILLOW |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | OAK |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 13 acres | Tahoe National Forest | INDIAN |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | SLEIGHVILLE |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | JOUBERT |
| 11 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CAL-IDA |
| 9 August 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CAMPBELL |
| 30 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 121 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 121 workings within 5 miles of Indian Hill (historical): 49 past producers, 28 unknowns, 25 occurrences, 15 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Brandy City Mine | Chromium, Magnesite | Producer | 1917 | |
| Carpenter Deposit | Gold, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Galena Hill | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Ironrite | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Occurrence | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Peacock | Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Peacock | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sailor Boy Diggings | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1855 | |
| Sailor Boy Diggings | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal-Ida | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Brandy City | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Tippecanoe (historical) | 3.3 miles | 32 | |
| Grizzly Gulch (historical) | 3.9 miles | 32 | |
| Plum Valley | 4.4 miles | 32 | |
| Pike | 4.7 miles | 32 | |
| Nelson Mill | 5.2 miles | 32 | |
| Cold Spring (historical) | 5.3 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701300. 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.










