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.
Then and now
1886 to 2001The 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.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1934 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:96000
- 1941 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS The Whaleback quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS The Whaleback quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS The Whaleback quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | STARLING |
| 9 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Northern California District | PLACONE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | VISTA |
| 7 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | WHITNEY |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | SHEEP |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | PLUTO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B S B Cinder Pit | Nickel | Producer | ||
| Reported Area | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Butte | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Yellow Butte | Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Yellow Butte | Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Shasta Group | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham (historical) | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Andesite | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Hotlum | 4.4 miles | 32 | |
| Cougar | 5.9 miles | 29 | |
| Lake Shastina | 6.2 miles | 30 | |
| Carrick | 7.6 miles | 32 | |
| Pomeroy (historical) | 7.7 miles | 29 | |
| Grass Lake | 8.9 miles | 28 |
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.











