Seiad Valley, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96086. It stands on Seiad Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seiad Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,417 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1914 against another survey:
On record in Seiad Valley
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- William Harlow Cabinlisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1914 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000
- 1922 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Seiad Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Seiad Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Seiad Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Seiad Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,609 acres in total. 72 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,857 acres | Klamath National Forest | DEVIL |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | CYPRESS |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | EAST |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | BLUE |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | SALT |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | GOFF |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | EXCAVATOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Seiad Valley: 27 unknowns, 16 past producers, 15 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Seiad | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Seiad Valley | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Seiad Valley | Chromium, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Boulder Bar | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Bend | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone Belle | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Livina & Billie Marie | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Portuguese Flat | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Barkhouse and Whiskey Boy | Chromium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Goff | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hamburg | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Steelhead | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Eileen | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Horse Creek | 10.4 miles | 28 | |
| Happy Camp | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Scott Bar | 12.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hoskin | 12.8 miles | 18 |
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 Seiad Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7446558 | 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 232793. 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.









