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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.

Kauffman within Modoc County

Then and now

1886 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Kauffman, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Kauffman, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

57 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural28
Equipment and vehicle use10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning2
Other causes1

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 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIKELY 3
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.5 acresNorthern California DistrictLIKELY 2
3 September 1997Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLINE
14 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern California DistrictDUMP
12 September 2017Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictW3 TUSCARORA
12 September 2011Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictNELSON
9 August 2001Naturalunder an acreLassen-Modoc UnitLGT#52
6 August 2014Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictPILE W1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Modoc County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jeffery & AssociatesPeatProducer
Jeffery & AssociatesPeatProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Modoc 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
Likely2.0 miles22
K Flourney3.5 miles22
D Flourney3.5 miles22
R Flourney3.5 miles22
Williams3.8 miles23
Ramsey4.0 miles23
Vestil4.9 miles22
Bayley (historical)5.3 miles23

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 Q6378665The 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.