Keno, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies near Lookout Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Papoose Creek 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
11 surveys from 27 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
- 1913 USGS Weaverville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Schell Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Schell Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Schell Mtn. quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Schell Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Papoose Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Papoose Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Keno (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 149 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 33 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | EASTMAN |
| 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 Unit | LIGHTNING #51 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 18 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | ACKERMAN |
| 17 September 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 151 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 151 workings within 5 miles of Keno (historical): 79 past producers, 41 unknowns, 16 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Bear Mine | Gold, Iron, Zinc, Arsenic, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Deadwood Road Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lary Mine | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Last Chance | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Lewiston | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1912 | |
| Liberty Bell Mine | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Niagara Group | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Paymaster Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Philadelphia and Roosevelt | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| St. Jude | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadwood | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Fairview | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Lewiston | 6.0 miles | 27 | |
| Minersville (historical) | 7.3 miles | 27 | |
| Estrellita | 8.0 miles | 27 | |
| Bucktail | 8.0 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Stock | 8.6 miles | 27 | |
| Ridgeville | 8.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1683043. 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.










