Rocky Hill, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93221. It lies near Badger Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Hill quadrangle. It stands 1,549 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1925 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 68 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
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1925 USGS Rocky Hill quadrangle1:31680
- 1927 USGS Rocky Hill quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Rocky Hill quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Exeter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
360 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,867 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 139 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 139 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | FRIANT |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | COUNTY OF TULARE#74 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | FLANIKEN |
| 6 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | GILL |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE OF CA #71 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | VALLEY |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | S.J.V.R. #11 |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ROCK 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Hill: 14 past producers, 8 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Copper, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Fletcher | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gill Ranch Chromite Deposits | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Hanggi Ranch Deposit | Asbestos, Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Baty | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Baty Mine | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Exeter Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| S.P. Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Hamilton Copper | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Thomas Jacobs | Copper | Occurrence | Underground |
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.
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 Rocky Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7355803 | 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 248308. 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.











