Rawson, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Red Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96080. The Survey maps it on the Gerber quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 89 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
8 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1905 USGS Tehama quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Gerber quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Gerber quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
685 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 685 fires within 5 miles of Rawson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,105 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 286 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 182 |
| Debris and open burning | 80 |
| Smoking | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PASKENTA RD / DUSTY WY |
| 9 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | RAWSON |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | CAROL AV RBCTY |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FIRE ALARM TESTING |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | AG BURNING 1-25 |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FLORES |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | HMC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Rawson: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Bros. | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Clement Avenue Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Draper and Adams | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fredrickson and Westbrook | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Red Bluff Rock Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Bank Creed Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Bank Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Bluff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rawson in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2021: 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Rawson | - | Heavy rain was reported in Tehama County. Reported storm totals reached 6.19 inches By a CoCoRaHS station near Red Bluff to 5.62 inches NE of Butte Meadows. |
| January 2016 | Hail | Rawson | - | Large spiked hail fell, up to 3 inches in diameter across the spikes. No damage was reported, with the hail falling mainly in open grasslands. The largest hailstones tied a California state record for largest hail observed in California, set on September 2, 1960 in San Diego County. This was confirmed through correspondence with the Severe Prediction Center (SPC). |
| January 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Rawson | - | Funnel cloud sighted and photographed. No clear evidence of a tornado touchdown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proberta | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Las Flores | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Kiska | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| Dairyville | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Red Bluff | 4.7 miles | 27 | |
| Gerber | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| El Camino | 5.4 miles | 26 | |
| Tehama | 7.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659473. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







