Scaath, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Klamath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95548. It stands on Scaath Creek. The Survey maps it on the Klamath Glen quadrangle. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 75 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1922 USGS Preston Peak quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Ship Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Ship Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Klamath Glen quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Klamath Glen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Scaath between 1992 and 2019, burning about 63 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 30 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | DOWD |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | RIFFLE |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | DEL PONTE |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | STARWEIN |
| 21 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | KLAMATH |
| 20 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | KLAMATH |
| 20 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | GLEN |
| 19 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | GLEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Scaath: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn | Nickel | Occurrence | 1952 | |
| Big Red Mountain Chrome Mines | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Red Mtn. Group | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Big Flat | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Klamath River Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrences | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrences | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Tuwar Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waukell Flat Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Glen | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Waukell Flat (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hoppaw | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Klamath | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Klamath | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rekwoi (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Requa | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Khwunrghunme (historical) | 5.9 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 Scaath | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7429557 | 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 1657345. 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.









