Wildwood, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hayfork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96076. It stands on Hall City Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wildwood quadrangle.
Then and now
1931 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1931 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dubakella Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Dubakella Mtn quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Wildwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Wildwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,196 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | LOG |
| 9 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SADDLE |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DEER |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MULDOOM |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | GULCH |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DEKELLI |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DUBAKELLA |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Wildwood: 18 past producers, 15 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 5 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Gold, Manganese, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Creek Deposit | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Rainbow Group | Copper | Prospect | ||
| September Morn | Chromium, Manganese | Unknown | 1960 | |
| Foss Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Foss Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Skagg's Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Skaggs | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Victor Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Victor Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Black Bear | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peanut | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Post Mountain | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Payne | 11.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bramlet Place | 11.2 miles | 15 | |
| Murphy Place | 11.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hayfork | 12.6 miles | 22 | |
| Penney | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Luckie Place | 14.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 237817. 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.






