Kelly, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Central Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96065. It lies near Timber Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Goose Gap quadrangle. 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
1890 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Redding quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1949 USGS Bollibokka Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Bollibokka Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Goose Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Goose Gap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Kelly (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 70 acres in total. 27 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SIGNAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kelly (historical): 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed Treasure Barite Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Occurrences | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Davidson | Gold | Producer | ||
| Davidson | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hartford Group | Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Hartford Group | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point McCloud | 7.3 miles | 26 | |
| Bully Hill | 9.6 miles | 27 | |
| Winthrop (historical) | 9.8 miles | 27 | |
| Wengler | 10.5 miles | 29 | |
| Montgomery Creek | 11.1 miles | 31 | |
| Hillcrest | 11.2 miles | 31 | |
| Ydaloom (historical) | 11.4 miles | 27 | |
| Lakeview Resort | 12.2 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682497. 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.








