Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1948.
“Sawyers Bar Catholic Church is a historic church building in the Klamath National Forest in Sawyers Bar, California, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.”
Wikipedia article Sawyers Bar Catholic Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Siskiyou County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Sawyers Bar Catholic Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,846 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 4 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | NEILON |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | THOMPSON |
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Klamath National Forest | KANAKA |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | BOULDER |
| 19 September 1994 | Natural | 7,015 acres | Klamath National Forest | SPECIMEN |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | SAAME |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 238 workings within 5 miles of Sawyers Bar Catholic Church: 119 past producers, 88 unknowns, 21 producers, 9 occurrences. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessops Gulch | Gold, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | 1855 | |
| Mountain Laurel Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Mine | Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Peterson Mine | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Rollin School Deposit | Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Scott Bar Mines, Inc. | Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Maryland Mining Co | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Sawyers Bar | Manganese | Unknown | 1960 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sawyers Bar, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Sawyers Bar | - | See below. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| White's Gulch Arrastra | 3.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000792 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Siskiyou County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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