Goumaz, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Westwood census division. It lies near Crazy Harry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Roop Mountain quadrangle. It stands 5,203 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.
Then and now
1886 to 1995The 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 sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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 Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Roop Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Roop Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Goumaz (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,426 acres in total. 51 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 2-11 CRAZY |
| 3 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | RIVER |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GOUMAZ |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Lassen National Forest | DEVIL 2 |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 2-2 WILLARD |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | PASS |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | CHAPARRAL |
| 12 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | LGT68 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Goumaz (historical): 6 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson and Spurgeon Cement and Gravel Co. | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Grayson and Spurgeon Cmnt and Grvl | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nolan | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Nolan | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Eckart and Allen Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Eckart and Allen Group | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Junction | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Coppervale | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Lasco | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Robbers Creek | 8.1 miles | 25 | |
| Norvell | 9.1 miles | 25 | |
| Pine Town | 10.2 miles | 22 | |
| Westwood | 10.6 miles | 25 | |
| Susanville | 11.1 miles | 22 |
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 Goumaz (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5588331 | The 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 1666095. 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.











