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Pioneer, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mount Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96067. It stands on Cold Creek. The Survey maps it on the City of Mount Shasta quadrangle.

Pioneer within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pioneer, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Pioneer, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 30 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

476 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 476 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 41 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
Recreation and ceremony101
Missing data/not specified/undetermined91
Railroad operations and maintenance91
Debris and open burning53
Arson/incendiarism41
Natural39
Equipment and vehicle use32
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes3
Fireworks2

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
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitHILL
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIGHTINING 20
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMOTT
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMOTT #2
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMOTT #3
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitMOTT #4
7 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestBIG
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMEMORIAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pioneer: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Talc-Soapstone. 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
Chute GulchChromiumPast Producer
Griffin Onyx Marble QuarryMarble, Dimension, GemstoneUnknown
Rainbow GroupCopperUnknown
Reported OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Victoria Qtz. ProspectGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Victoria Quartz MineGold, Copper, SilverUnknown
Reported OccurrencesGemstoneOccurrence
Don Clifton Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lucky DayGoldPast Producer
Mt Shasta PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Azalea1.1 miles30
Mount Shasta1.2 miles30
Cantara (historical)2.1 miles30
Howard2.3 miles30
Mott2.9 miles30
Upton3.9 miles30
Shasta Springs4.1 miles31
Shasta Retreat4.4 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 264804. 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.