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Bolam, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Weed census division. It stands on Bolam Creek. The Survey maps it on The Whaleback quadrangle.

Bolam within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 115 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bolam, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Bolam, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Bolam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. 42 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
Natural42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism3
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSTARLING
9 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreNorthern California DistrictPLACONE
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVISTA
7 September 1992Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
6 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestWHITNEY
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictSHEEP
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
20 September 2001Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestPLUTO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Bolam: 5 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Nickel, Gemstone, Copper, Molybdenum. 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
B S B Cinder PitNickelProducer
Reported AreaGemstoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Yellow ButteCopper, MolybdenumOccurrenceUnknown
Yellow ButteMolybdenum, Gold, SilverOccurrenceMolybdenite
Yellow ButteCopper, Lead, MolybdenumUnknown
Yellow Butte QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, DimensionProducer
Reported OccurrenceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Shasta GroupStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

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
Graham (historical)1.4 miles29
Andesite2.7 miles29
Hotlum4.4 miles32
Cougar5.9 miles29
Lake Shastina6.2 miles30
Carrick7.6 miles32
Pomeroy (historical)7.7 miles29
Grass Lake8.9 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658098. 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.