BlockAcme, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It sits by The Palisades. The Survey maps it on the Tecopa quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1933 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 60 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 21 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.
- 1933 USGS Avawatz Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Tecopa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Tecopa quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Tecopa quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Owlshead Mountains quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Acme (historical) between 1997 and 2010, burning about 221 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | California Desert District | CANYON |
| 28 August 2010 | Natural | 106 acres | California Desert District | TECOPA |
| 5 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 110 acres | California Desert District | TECOPA |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Acme (historical): 6 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Stone, Dimension, Nitrogen-Nitrates, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dick | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Blue Dick | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gypsum Rock | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Tecopa Pit and Mill | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Upper Canyon Nitrate Deposit | Nitrogen-Nitrates | Prospect | ||
| A. C. Deposits | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Acme Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Amargosa Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Excelsior Pit | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Tough Deposits | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Dumont (historical) | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Valjean | 14.5 miles | 20 | |
| Renoville | 16.2 miles | 20 | |
| Talc (historical) | 21.7 miles | 21 | |
| Halloran Springs | 33.0 miles | 28 | |
| Yucca Grove | 34.2 miles | 28 | |
| Valley Wells Station | 35.9 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666876. 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.