Pumpkin Center, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Big Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96009. The Survey maps it on the Hog Valley quadrangle. It stands 4,134 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 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
11 surveys from 21 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 Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava-Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bieber quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS McArthur quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hog Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Hog Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 897 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 146 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | PUMKIN |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | MATCHES |
| 23 September 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BALD |
| 2 September 2013 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 3-1 |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | LTG 86 |
| 7 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | HWY 299 / LOOKOUT RD |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 3-4 DITCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center: 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bieber | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Nubieber | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Leonard | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hot Springs | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie | 12.0 miles | 26 | |
| Scotty Place | 12.4 miles | 22 | |
| Avila Place | 13.5 miles | 22 | |
| Hayden Hill | 14.1 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7259841 | 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 252771. 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.










