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Waugh, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96001. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redding quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Waugh within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waugh (historical), surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Waugh (historical), surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 29 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

663 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 663 fires within 5 miles of Waugh (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,290 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 104 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/undetermined260
Arson/incendiarism104
Equipment and vehicle use88
Debris and open burning65
Misuse of fire by a minor49
Smoking48
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony11
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Firearms and explosives use8
Other causes4
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitMIDDLE 2
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthern California DistrictKESWICK 2
7 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Smoking1.6 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2006Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitIRON #5
6 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitKESWICK 3
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitPINES

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 194 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 194 workings within 5 miles of Waugh (historical): 84 past producers, 59 unknowns, 39 occurrences, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AmericusCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceUnderground
Boswell GroupGold, Copper, SulfurPast ProducerGold
Brush Mountain PitPumiceProducer
Buena VistaGold, Copper, TungstenOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite
Calaveras Cement Div.Limestone, General, ClayProducer
CleavlandGold, Copper, Lead, IronPast ProducerGold
Hein BrothersSand and Gravel, Construction, StoneOccurrence
HorstmanGold, LeadOccurrenceVein
HorstmanGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
WalkerGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver

Every working recorded in Shasta County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kett1.7 miles29
Hogtown (historical)2.3 miles29
Redding2.4 miles29
Keswick2.5 miles29
Shasta2.9 miles29
Los Robles Estates3.5 miles29
Marina Travel Park3.7 miles31
Buckeye4.1 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682532. 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.