Round Valley, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies near Bellas Flat. The Survey maps it on the Crescent Mills quadrangle. It stands 4,521 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
1886 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 108 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 24 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 Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Crescent Mills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Crescent Mills quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
226 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Round Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 90 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | HOT |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WOLF 3 |
| 6 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WOLF |
| 6 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WOLF 2 |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | ONION |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | HORSE |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | FALLS |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | DAWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 95 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 95 workings within 5 miles of Round Valley (historical): 38 occurrences, 24 past producers, 16 unknowns, 11 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silver, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gold Stripe Claim | Chromium, Gold | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Lakeview Valley Vi | Silica, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Standart Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Sunset Group | Manganese, Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Unnamed Location | Titanium, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Western Star | Gold, Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Wolf Creek Claim | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Wolf Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shoofly | Copper | Occurrence | Bornite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Moccasin | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Crescent Mills | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Indian Falls | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Paxton | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Seneca | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Canyondam | 6.8 miles | 27 | |
| Keddie | 7.0 miles | 24 |
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 Round Valley (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7371173 | 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 1666190. 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.











