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Kennett, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Sacramento Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96051. It stands on Big Backbone Creek Inlet. The Survey maps it on the Shasta Dam quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

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

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 31 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

200 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Kennett (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43,508 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 20 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Natural37
Equipment and vehicle use35
Arson/incendiarism20
Recreation and ceremony15
Smoking13
Debris and open burning8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Firearms and explosives use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitASHBY
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresNorthern California DistrictFLANAGAN
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictVISTA
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitFAWNDALE #2
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBRIDGE
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresShasta-Trinity UnitWONDER
27 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitTAVERN
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitUNION

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 92 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Kennett (historical): 36 past producers, 26 unknowns, 18 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Gold. 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
BackboneCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerPyrite
BalaklalaCopper, Silver, Gold, IronPast Producer1895, 1948
Balaklava MineCopper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1890, 1906
Friday-Lowden GroupCopper, Gold, Barium-BariteProducerChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Giant ConsolidatedCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceSurface/Underground
MammothCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast ProducerPyrite
MammothSulfur, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Gold, Lead, IronPast Producer1880
Mammoth MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, SulfurUnknown1880, 1890
Shasta KingCopper, Silver, Gold, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Spread EagleCopper, GoldOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite

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
Morley (historical)2.8 miles29
Coram2.8 miles31
Government Camp3.6 miles31
Summit City (historical)3.8 miles31
McColl4.2 miles30
Mountain Gate4.4 miles30
Churntown (historical)4.4 miles31
Tunnel Inn4.5 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682498. 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.