Klau, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Paso Robles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93446. The Survey maps it on the Lime Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1919 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1919 USGS Adelaida quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Adelaida quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Adelaida quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Adelaida quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Lime Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Adelaida quadrangle1:62500
- 1989 USGS Paso Robles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Klau between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,172 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | SLU-2885 |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | CHIMNEY |
| 25 September 1999 | Natural | 6.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | CHIMNEY |
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | ROCK |
| 21 September 1994 | Natural | 6.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | VULTURE |
| 18 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | SLU 3262 |
| 15 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | LAKE |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Klau: 12 prospects, 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Manganese, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquart Mine | Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Almaden Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Dubost Deposit | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Mayfield Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Mayfield Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1918 | |
| Fitzhugh Ranch Deposits | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| James Wheeler Claims | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Peppard Ranch Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Buena Vista | Mercury | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaida | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Lake Nacimiento | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Paso Robles | 10.6 miles | 27 | |
| Harmony | 10.6 miles | 22 | |
| East Village | 10.7 miles | 22 | |
| Oak Park | 10.8 miles | 27 | |
| Tin City | 10.8 miles | 22 | |
| Cambria | 10.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660841. 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.











