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Conant, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Sacramento Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96017. It stands on Sweetbrier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tombstone Mountain quadrangle.

Conant within Shasta 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 Conant, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Conant, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 32 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

136 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Conant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 7 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
Natural39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use22
Recreation and ceremony16
Debris and open burning8
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1
Other causes1
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 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestCASTELLA
8 September 2015Smokingunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestDOME
8 September 1998Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFLUME
7 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFORK
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestWATERVIEW
4 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestRIVERSIDE
30 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestDOG
3 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMAIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Conant: 9 past producers, 8 occurrences, 8 producers, 8 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Asbestos, Gold, Barium-Barite. 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
CastellaGold, PGEUnknown
CastellaGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Clerbus MaeTungsten, GoldOccurrenceVein
OccurrenceStoneOccurrence
OccurrencesCopperProspect
Sacramento River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PropertyMercuryProspect
OccurrencesStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
OccurrencesStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Barite No 1Barium-BaritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Sweetbriar1.2 miles31
Castella1.8 miles31
Dirigo2.7 miles31
Sims3.2 miles32
Castle Crag3.9 miles31
Fisher6.4 miles32
Gibson8.2 miles32
Pollard Flat9.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658307. 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.