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.
Then and now
1938 to 1994The 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.


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.
Lakeport Carnegie Librarylisted 2008 · 0.2 miles away
Lake County Courthouselisted 1970 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1938 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:48000
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CREEKSIDE |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PARALLEL DR / HWY 175 |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SCOTTS VALLEY RD LAKEPOR |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | MISSION RANCHERIA RD LAK |
| 28 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Central California Agency | 2950 MRWAY |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RENFRO |
| 27 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CRAIG AV LAKEPORT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Ledge | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Konocti Pit and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Ace Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frazell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kelsey Creek North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kelsey Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lange Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scotts Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeport | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Finley | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Kelseyville | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Nice | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Lucerne | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Pepperwood Grove | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Highland Springs | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Soda Bay | 7.1 miles | 21 |
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 Q6344745 | 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 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.








