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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.

Goumaz within Lassen 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 Goumaz (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Goumaz (historical), surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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

97 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking2
Debris and open burning1
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
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protection2-11 CRAZY
3 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLassen National ForestRIVER
26 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionGOUMAZ
23 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use25 acresLassen National ForestDEVIL 2
13 September 2013Natural1.0 acresLassen-Modoc Unit2-2 WILLARD
12 September 2001Naturalunder an acreLassen National ForestPASS
12 September 2001Naturalunder an acreLassen National ForestCHAPARRAL
12 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLassen-Modoc UnitLGT68

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lassen County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grayson and Spurgeon Cement and Gravel Co.StoneOccurrence
Grayson and Spurgeon Cmnt and GrvlStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
NolanStoneOccurrence
NolanStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
QuarryStoneUnknown
Eckart and Allen GroupGoldOccurrence
Eckart and Allen GroupGoldUnknown
UnknownGoldOccurrenceGold
UnknownGoldOccurrence

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
Westwood Junction4.6 miles21
Coppervale5.2 miles22
Lasco5.9 miles21
Robbers Creek8.1 miles25
Norvell9.1 miles25
Pine Town10.2 miles22
Westwood10.6 miles25
Susanville11.1 miles22

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 Q5588331The 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.