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Khwunrghunme, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Klamath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95548. It stands on Klamath River. The Survey maps it on the Requa quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Khwunrghunme within Del Norte County

Then and now

1929 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Khwunrghunme (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Khwunrghunme (historical), surveyed 1929

Compare 1929 against another survey:

On record in Khwunrghunme

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

183 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Khwunrghunme (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 28 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
Recreation and ceremony48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use26
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Natural9
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitDOWD
8 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksWILSON
7 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksFALSE
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLAGOON CREEK
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLAGOON CREEK #2
5 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLABOR 2
5 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitRIFFLE
4 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLABOR1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Del Norte 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 Khwunrghunme (historical): 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownStoneOccurrence
Crothers PropertyGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
Klamath River BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tuwar Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Waukell Flat BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Del Norte 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
Requa1.0 miles16
Rekwoi (historical)1.5 miles16
Camp Klamath1.5 miles16
Klamath2.1 miles16
Hoppaw2.6 miles16
Waukell Flat (historical)3.4 miles16
False Klamath4.1 miles16
Klamath Glen4.7 miles20

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.

Wikipedia article on Khwunrghunme (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6403461The 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 1682084. 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.