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Kurand, California

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95988. The Survey maps it on the Stone Valley quadrangle. It stands 194 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.

Kurand within Glenn County

Then and now

1917 to 1987

The 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 sheet of Kurand (historical), surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Kurand (historical), surveyed 1917

Compare 1917 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

51 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Kurand (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 804 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Equipment and vehicle use21
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
25 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresTehama-Glenn UnitTHURMAN, L.
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTehama-Glenn Unit162
10 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined51 acresTehama-Glenn UnitCAMPBELL,J
23 August 1992Arson/incendiarism265 acresTehama-Glenn UnitMUDD
22 August 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitTHUNDER
19 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitS CULVER ST WILLOWS
19 August 1994Equipment and vehicle use13 acresTehama-Glenn UnitFEENEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Glenn County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kurand (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Glenn County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Glenn County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pacheco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Glenn 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
Millsholm (historical)3.0 miles18
Willows5.1 miles16
Lyman (historical)5.8 miles16
Bluegum6.3 miles16
Artois8.0 miles16
Logandale8.2 miles14
Fruto9.5 miles14
Norman9.9 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q6445590The 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 1670444. 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.