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Upton, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mount Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96067. It lies near Kaiser Meadow. The Survey maps it on the City of Mount Shasta quadrangle.

Upton within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Upton, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Upton, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

456 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 456 fires within 5 miles of Upton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 36 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/undetermined100
Railroad operations and maintenance91
Recreation and ceremony71
Debris and open burning63
Natural50
Arson/incendiarism36
Equipment and vehicle use26
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Other causes3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitHILL
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMEMORIAL
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSHORE
5 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestARCHERY
5 September 2009Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresShasta-Trinity National ForestSPRING
5 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
5 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitWOODLAND
4 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestNORTH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Upton: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
OccurranceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Rainbow GroupCopperUnknown
Chute GulchChromiumPast Producer
Coute GulchChromiumOccurrence
Black Butte QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Black Butte QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Don Clifton Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mt Shasta PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mt. Shasta Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Siskiyou County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Deetz2.2 miles30
Mount Shasta2.9 miles30
Black Butte3.6 miles31
Hammond Ranch3.9 miles30
Pioneer3.9 miles30
Howard4.2 miles30
Igerna4.5 miles31
Azalea5.0 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 268649. 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.