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Coram, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Southwest Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96019. It stands on Moccasin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shasta Dam quadrangle.

Coram within Shasta 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 Coram, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Coram, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 31 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

172 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Coram between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,673 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 25 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Natural34
Arson/incendiarism25
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning11
Firearms and explosives use8
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitASHBY
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresNorthern California DistrictFLANAGAN
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictVISTA
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitIRON #5
5 September 2001Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresNorthern California DistrictIRON
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitNEWTOWN
30 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitWALKER MINE RD SHASTAL 2
2 September 2020Arson/incendiarism100 acresShasta-Trinity UnitSHASTA LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 169 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 169 workings within 5 miles of Coram: 65 past producers, 50 unknowns, 41 occurrences, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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
BackboneCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerPyrite
BalaklalaCopper, Silver, Gold, IronPast Producer1895, 1948
Balaklava MineCopper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1890, 1906
Early Bird MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1900, 1922
Evening StarGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver
Friday-Lowden GroupCopper, Gold, Barium-BariteProducerChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Giant ConsolidatedCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceSurface/Underground
GolinskyCopper, Zinc, Gold, SilverPast ProducerChalcocite
Holg and Gregg QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Iron Mountain MineCopper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1865, 1879

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
Motion2.7 miles31
Summit City (historical)2.7 miles31
Kennett (historical)2.8 miles31
Churntown (historical)2.8 miles31
Government Camp3.0 miles31
Hart (historical)3.1 miles31
Matheson3.4 miles31
Whitehouse (historical)3.6 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658318. 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.