Oro Fino, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Fort Jones census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96032. It lies near Hull Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Greenview quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 115 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1932 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:96000
- 1939 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fort Jones quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Greenview quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Greenview quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
179 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Oro Fino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 274 acres in total. 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | SHACKELFORD |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SHACKLEFORD |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DANGEL |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | PATTERSON |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHTHILL |
| 21 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHTHILL #1 |
| 19 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | SNIKTAW |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | FINLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 138 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 138 workings within 5 miles of Oro Fino: 60 past producers, 32 unknowns, 31 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mclaughlin Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quartz Hill Mine | Copper, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Gemstone, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Burton | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Meridian Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oro Fino Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Serpa Ranch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Tschopp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Fort Jones | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mugginsville | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Greenview | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Cheeseville | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Fort Jones | 4.7 miles | 30 | |
| Deacon Lee Place | 6.9 miles | 33 | |
| Hooperville (historical) | 8.0 miles | 30 | |
| Etna | 8.6 miles | 33 | |
| Scott Bar | 12.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 264399. 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.











