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Gomez, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96028. It lies near Saddle Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Dana quadrangle.

Gomez within Shasta County

Then and now

1886 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gomez, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Gomez, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 26 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

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Gomez between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,484 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 2 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
Natural30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use18
Debris and open burning13
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitHWY 299 E/ PIT 1 POWER 4
8 September 2011Natural1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitWARNER
4 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNorthern California DistrictEIGHTYNINE 2
3 September 1997Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIGHTNING 17
29 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitSOLDIER
28 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresLassen National ForestCOYOTE
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitLIGHTNING 70
25 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNorthern California DistrictBRIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Gomez: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, 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
Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Burney PitDiatomiteProducer
GrefcoDiatomitePast Producer
Unnamed PropertyDiatomiteOccurrence
Venture Ii MineDiatomiteProducer

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
Glenburn2.2 miles21
Fall River Mills4.7 miles21
Dana5.8 miles26
McArthur6.3 miles21
Cayton6.5 miles26
Spalding Corner7.3 miles25
Cassel8.2 miles28
Four Corners8.3 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1652958. 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.