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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.

Graham within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 2001

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Graham (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Graham (historical), surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 29 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

100 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use14
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1

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 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSTARLING
9 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreNorthern California DistrictPLACONE
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVISTA
6 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestWHITNEY
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictSHEEP
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestJUNIPER
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHASTA
29 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBOBCAT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B S B Cinder PitNickelProducer
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Yellow ButteCopper, MolybdenumOccurrenceUnknown
Yellow ButteMolybdenum, Gold, SilverOccurrenceMolybdenite
Yellow ButteCopper, Lead, MolybdenumUnknown
Yellow Butte QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, DimensionProducer
Reported OccurrenceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Shasta GroupStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shasta GroupStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Bolam1.4 miles29
Hotlum3.1 miles32
Andesite4.1 miles29
Lake Shastina5.0 miles30
Carrick6.3 miles32
Cougar7.1 miles29
Weed8.3 miles31
Pomeroy (historical)8.8 miles29

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.