BlockAshford Junction, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Death Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Shore Line Butte quadrangle. It lies 118 feet below sea level.
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
9 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 Confidence Hills quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Shore Line Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Owlshead Mountains quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ashford Junction: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Ashford Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Jubilee Lead Mine | Lead | Producer | ||
| Jubilee Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Mill (historical) | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Greenwater (historical) | 18.9 miles | 24 | |
| Furnace (historical) | 19.4 miles | 25 | |
| Shoshone | 21.8 miles | 20 | |
| Badwater | 22.6 miles | 24 | |
| Tecopa | 24.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lila C (historical) | 24.8 miles | 24 | |
| Evelyn | 25.0 miles | 24 |
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 Ashford Junction | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4805003 | 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 1660274. 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.
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.