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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.

Kelly within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Kelly (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Kelly (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 26 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

37 since 1993

Regional 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
Natural27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning2

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
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
19 September 2019Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSIGNAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Exposed Treasure Barite ProspectManganeseProspect1918
OccurrencesStoneOccurrence
DavidsonGoldProducer
DavidsonGoldPast Producer
Hartford GroupCopperOccurrenceUnderground
Hartford GroupCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Point McCloud7.3 miles26
Bully Hill9.6 miles27
Winthrop (historical)9.8 miles27
Wengler10.5 miles29
Montgomery Creek11.1 miles31
Hillcrest11.2 miles31
Ydaloom (historical)11.4 miles27
Lakeview Resort12.2 miles28

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.