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Beegum, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It lies in ZIP code area 96076. It lies near Spring Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Beegum quadrangle.

Beegum within Tehama County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The 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 sheet of Beegum, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Beegum, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 22 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

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Beegum between 1992 and 2019, burning about 7,294 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use14
Natural12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning8
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestCOW
7 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use2,847 acresShasta-Trinity National ForestGULCH
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestLITTLE
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
20 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTehama-Glenn UnitR-RANCH
13 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTehama-Glenn UnitGIBBS,W
6 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use10 acresNorthern California DistrictPLATINA
5 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresShasta-Trinity UnitCOW

Every fire recorded in Tehama County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Beegum: 7 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barite No 1 and No 2 ClaimsBarium-BariteUnknown
Beegum CreekGold, Platinum, Iridium, OsmiumProducerStream Placer
Beesum CreekGold, PGE, Iridium, Osmium, PlatinumUnknown
OlympiaGold, PGE, Osmium, SilverPast Producer
PlatinaGold, PGEUnknown
Unnamed LocationCopperOccurrence
Nicol DepositManganeseOccurrence
Nicol DepositManganeseProspect1942
SnowshoeChromiumOccurrence
Twin Cedars Buela AChromiumProducer

Every working recorded in Tehama 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
Alford Place13.4 miles22
Haven Place14.8 miles22
Heitman Place (historical)15.2 miles22
Pettyjohn Place15.3 miles22
Skinner Mill Place15.4 miles22
Cold Fork15.4 miles22
Pete Hoff Place15.8 miles20
Shackleford Place16.4 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 266439. 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.