Stegeman, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Colusa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95932. The Survey maps it on the Moulton Weir quadrangle. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 88 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 16 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.
- 1906 USGS Maxwell quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1917 USGS Compton Landing quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Maxwell quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Moulton Weir quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Moulton Weir quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Stegeman between 1992 and 2019, burning about 109 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Delevan National Wildlife Refuge | DELEVAN ROAD ASSIST |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge | 4-MILE |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | DRUMHELLER |
| 24 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | DRUMHELLER |
| 13 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge | FISHING |
| 8 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | DRUMHELLER #1 |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | DRUMHELLER#3 |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | DRUMHELLER #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stegeman: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Juan Mine | Gold | Plant | 1996 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stegeman in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Flood | Stegeman | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding on State Route 45 near Stegeman across half of the southbound lane. |
| February 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Stegeman | - | On February 2, 2019 there was a brief tornado touchdown at the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge north of Colusa. A weather spotter took a video of the touchdown, which occurred in a wetlands area. No damage was reported. |
| February 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Stegeman | - | A trained spotter reported a well defined wall cloud with a funnel cloud north of Colusa. |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q7606679 | 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 1659866. 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.







