Remington Hill, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Grass Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95959. It stands on North Fork Steephollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle. It stands 4,052 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 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 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
14 surveys from 34 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 Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1938 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Remington Hill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,371 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | HILL |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | ALPHA |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | BANNER 2 |
| 7 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | LOWELL |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | KEARSARGE |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FOREBAY |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | WHITE |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | WHITE CLOUD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 208 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 208 workings within 5 miles of Remington Hill (historical): 88 occurrences, 59 unknowns, 46 past producers, 15 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Canyon | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Blue Canyon | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Dan Sullivan & Assoc | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Giant King Qtz | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Omega | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Paine Claims Neva May and Genevieve | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Pigments | |
| Alpha - Omega Mines | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Bear River Chrome Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916, 1917 | |
| Lowell Hill District | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Manzanita | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat (historical) | 0.8 miles | 34 | |
| Junction House | 2.8 miles | 34 | |
| Alpha (historical) | 3.6 miles | 34 | |
| Omega | 4.5 miles | 34 | |
| Washington | 5.6 miles | 34 | |
| Quaker Hill (historical) | 6.1 miles | 33 | |
| Bear Valley (historical) | 6.2 miles | 34 | |
| Cascade Shores | 6.3 miles | 33 |
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 Remington Hill (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7311828 | 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 1682953. 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.













