Little Shasta, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montague census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96064. It lies near Camelback. The Survey maps it on the Little Shasta quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1922 USGS Shasta Valley Sheet No 12 quadrangle1:24000
- 1934 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:96000
- 1941 USGS Macdoel quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Dwinnell Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lake Shastina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Yreka quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Little Shasta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Little Shasta between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,650 acres in total. 16 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | TEMPLE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHTING #53 |
| 18 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | BROOK |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 746 acres | Siskiyou Unit | LICHENS |
| 14 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Siskiyou Unit | HARRY |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | WILLIAMS |
| 1 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MARBLE |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | TABLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Little Shasta: 4 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Baker Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Drop-Off | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Drop-Off | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Snowden | 7.2 miles | 29 | |
| Montague | 7.3 miles | 28 | |
| Big Springs | 8.1 miles | 31 | |
| Grenada | 8.1 miles | 28 | |
| Ager | 11.3 miles | 29 | |
| Grass Lake | 11.9 miles | 28 | |
| Pomeroy (historical) | 12.3 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 262720. 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.












