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.
Then and now
1886 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 30 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
- 1935 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Weed quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mount Shasta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS City of Mount Shasta quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS City of Mount Shasta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
476 since 1992Regional 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 ceremony | 101 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | HILL |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTINING 20 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MOTT |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MOTT #2 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MOTT #3 |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | MOTT #4 |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BIG |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MEMORIAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chute Gulch | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Onyx Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Gemstone | Unknown | ||
| Rainbow Group | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Victoria Qtz. Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Victoria Quartz Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Reported Occurrences | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Don Clifton Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lucky Day | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Shasta Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azalea | 1.1 miles | 30 | |
| Mount Shasta | 1.2 miles | 30 | |
| Cantara (historical) | 2.1 miles | 30 | |
| Howard | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Mott | 2.9 miles | 30 | |
| Upton | 3.9 miles | 30 | |
| Shasta Springs | 4.1 miles | 31 | |
| Shasta Retreat | 4.4 miles | 31 |
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.










