Graham, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Mount Shasta census division. It stands on Graham Creek. The Survey maps it on the Juniper Flat quadrangle. 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 2001The same ground, surveyed 115 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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 Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1934 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:96000
- 1941 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Dwinnell Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lake Shastina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Juniper Flat quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Juniper Flat quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Graham (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,191 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | STARLING |
| 9 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Northern California District | PLACONE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | VISTA |
| 6 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | WHITNEY |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | SHEEP |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | JUNIPER |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SHASTA |
| 29 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BOBCAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Graham (historical): 4 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Nickel, Copper, Molybdenum, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B S B Cinder Pit | Nickel | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Butte | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Yellow Butte | Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Yellow Butte | Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Butte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Shasta Group | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shasta Group | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolam | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Hotlum | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| Andesite | 4.1 miles | 29 | |
| Lake Shastina | 5.0 miles | 30 | |
| Carrick | 6.3 miles | 32 | |
| Cougar | 7.1 miles | 29 | |
| Weed | 8.3 miles | 31 | |
| Pomeroy (historical) | 8.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682301. 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.












