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Kaci-badon, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lakeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95453. It stands on Forbes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakeport quadrangle. It stands 1,332 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.

Kaci-badon within Lake County

Then and now

1938 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 56 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kaci-badon (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Kaci-badon (historical), surveyed 1938

On record in Kaci-badon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Kaci-badon (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 603 acres in total. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use32
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Natural4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCREEKSIDE
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPARALLEL DR / HWY 175
3 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSCOTTS VALLEY RD LAKEPOR
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMISSION RANCHERIA RD LAK
28 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCentral California Agency2950 MRWAY
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRENFRO
27 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCRAIG AV LAKEPORT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kaci-badon (historical): 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese. 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
Rainbow LedgeManganeseOccurrence
Konocti Pit and MillStoneProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Ace Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Frazell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kelsey Creek North PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kelsey Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lange Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Scotts Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Lakeport0.2 miles22
Finley3.2 miles22
Kelseyville5.8 miles20
Nice6.7 miles21
Lucerne7.1 miles21
Pepperwood Grove7.1 miles21
Highland Springs7.1 miles20
Soda Bay7.1 miles21

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 Kaci-badon (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6344745The 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 1766059. 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.