Strawberry Valley, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Yuba Foothills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95981. It stands on Kentucky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Strawberry Valley quadrangle. It stands 3,757 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 106 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 27 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.
- 1888 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Mooreville Ridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Strawberry Valley quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Strawberry Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Strawberry Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Strawberry Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 4 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Plumas National Forest | JACK |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | AMERICAN |
| 5 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SAWDUST |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WOODLEAF |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | OAK |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | LOST |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | LEWIS |
| 26 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | STRAWBERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 88 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 88 workings within 5 miles of Strawberry Valley: 43 occurrences, 19 past producers, 14 unknowns, 7 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Chromium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Prospect | Manganese, Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Brandy City Mine | Chromium, Magnesite | Producer | 1917 | |
| Eagle Delle | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Delle | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Magruder Prospects | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Oversight | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Suzy Bell Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 | |
| Unnamed Location | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Clipper Mills | Nickel | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Clipper Mills | Nickel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleville | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| North Star | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Woodleaf | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Valley | 5.8 miles | 27 | |
| Youngs Hill (historical) | 6.4 miles | 27 | |
| Weeds Point | 6.7 miles | 27 | |
| Mount Hope House (historical) | 6.7 miles | 29 | |
| Galena Hill (historical) | 6.8 miles | 27 |
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 Strawberry Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7622505 | 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 1659888. 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.











