Inskip, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Paradise census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95954. It lies near Gold Hill. The Survey maps it on the Stirling City quadrangle. It stands 4,777 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
On record in Inskip
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Inskip Hotellisted 1975 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 25 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 Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1953 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Stirling City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Stirling City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Inskip between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,394 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SKYWAY / HUMBUG SUMMIT R |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | BROWNS |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Unit | LIGHTNING |
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | RAVINE |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | STIRLING IC TAC 11 |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | POWELLTON 2 |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | PHILBROOK |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | CUDDLEBACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Inskip: 23 past producers, 23 unknowns, 10 occurrences, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Glenn Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Boulder Number 2 | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sky High | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Tenderfoot | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Morrison | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Morrison Rusty Ridge Standard Slag Co. Deposit | Iron | Producer | ||
| Remple Claim | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Remple Property | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powellton | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Lomo | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Stirling City | 5.7 miles | 25 | |
| Butte Meadows | 6.3 miles | 27 | |
| Lovelock | 7.1 miles | 25 | |
| Toadtown | 7.5 miles | 25 | |
| DeSabla | 8.7 miles | 24 | |
| De Sabla | 8.8 miles | 24 |
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 Inskip | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11004788 | 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 252699. 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.








