Kekawaka, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95595. It stands on Kekawaka Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jewett Rock quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 59 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
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1920 USGS Harris quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1969 USGS Jewett Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Kekawaka between 1992 and 2016, burning about 99 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | NEAFUS |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ISLAND |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PEAK |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | STEWART |
| 11 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | DAVIES |
| 31 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ISLAND |
| 27 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WOOL |
| 26 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Kekawaka: 21 occurrences, 19 prospects, 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Mountain | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Island Mountain Consolidated | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Big Horn No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Big Horn No. 1 and No. 2 | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodochrosite | |
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Broken Hammer Prospects | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 and 2 | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Mountain | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Robbers Roost | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kettenpom | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Zenia | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Shannon Place | 9.3 miles | 17 | |
| Crabtree Place | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Willie Hoaglin Place | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bob Hoaglin Place | 10.1 miles | 17 |
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 Q122570099 | 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 1658887. 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.





