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Edgemont, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Susanville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96114. It stands on Baxter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Standish quadrangle. It stands 4,032 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Edgemont within Lassen County

Then and now

1886 to 1994

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 Edgemont (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Edgemont (historical), surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 21 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

123 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,267 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 was 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
Debris and open burning50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Equipment and vehicle use27
Natural8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking3
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresLassen-Modoc UnitSADDLEBACK
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresLassen-Modoc Unit1-1 BALD
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined17 acresLassen-Modoc UnitHICKS
4 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresNorthern California DistrictSPRING
29 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLassen-Modoc UnitGRADE
27 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLassen-Modoc UnitFRONTIER
24 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionMOUNTAIN
18 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLassen-Modoc UnitJETER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lassen County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Edgemont (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Standish PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lassen 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
Edgemont0.3 miles21
Buntingville2.8 miles21
Standish3.9 miles21
Janesville4.3 miles22
Litchfield5.8 miles21
Leavitt7.2 miles23
Johnstonville9.1 miles23
Belfast9.1 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Edgemont (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5337788The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666092. 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.