Kworatem, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95556. It stands on Donahue Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Somes Bar quadrangle. It stands 515 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.
Then and now
1948 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1948 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Forks of Salmon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Somes Bar quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Somes Bar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Kworatem (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,524 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | PERCH2 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | JUNCTION |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | GO 2 |
| 6 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | GEARY |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | ISHI |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SOMES |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | PEARCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Kworatem (historical): 16 occurrences, 16 past producers, 14 unknowns, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks of Salmon | Gold, PGE, Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Ishi Pishi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mann and Ross Mine | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Ten Eyck Mine | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Little Wilder Creek | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Forks of Salmon | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Mann and Ross Drift Mine | Gold, Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Murray | Gold, Platinum | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panamenik (historical) | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Orleans | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Dyer Place (historical) | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Opegoi (historical) | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lockharts (historical) | 11.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wright Place | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pekwuteu (historical) | 17.3 miles | 16 | |
| Weitchpec | 17.4 miles | 16 |
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 Kworatem (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6450560 | The 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 1682144. 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.







