Lovejoy, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Greenville census division. It stands on Lovejoy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Ingalls quadrangle. It stands 5,807 feet above sea level. 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 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 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 29 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
- 1937 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Mt. Ingalls quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mount Ingalls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Lovejoy (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 78 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | BLAKELESS |
| 8 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | INGALLS |
| 27 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | EMIGRANT |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 24 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Plumas National Forest | CLOVER |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | MCDERMOTT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Lovejoy (historical): 11 past producers, 10 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Gold and Metal Co. | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Malachite | |
| Crisler | Manganese | Prospect | 1960 | |
| Silver White Placer Claim | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Walker | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Walker Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1844, 1916 | |
| Brown Bear | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Point | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Crown | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Good Hope | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkermine (historical) | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Gate Place | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Greenhorn | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cromberg | 6.1 miles | 28 | |
| Argentine (historical) | 6.2 miles | 27 | |
| Sloat | 6.5 miles | 28 | |
| Five Points | 6.8 miles | 29 | |
| Bells Bar (historical) | 7.4 miles | 27 |
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 Lovejoy (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6692101 | 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 1701378. 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.












