Kauffman, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Alturas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96116. It stands on Warm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tule Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,472 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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 Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tule Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Tule Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Kauffman between 1992 and 2019, burning about 7,894 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 3 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 | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | LIKELY 3 |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Northern California District | LIKELY 2 |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LINE |
| 14 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northern California District | DUMP |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | W3 TUSCARORA |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | NELSON |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | LGT#52 |
| 6 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | PILE W1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Kauffman: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery & Associates | Peat | Producer | ||
| Jeffery & Associates | Peat | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likely | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| K Flourney | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| D Flourney | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| R Flourney | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Williams | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Ramsey | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Vestil | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bayley (historical) | 5.3 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6378665 | 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 275563. 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.








