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Atolia, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Searles Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93558. The Survey maps it on the Red Mountain quadrangle.

Atolia within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1903 to 1976

The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Atolia, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Atolia, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Atolia between 1993 and 2018, burning about 559 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Debris and open burning1

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
6 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictDUMP
24 August 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRAND
4 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined550 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictRED
19 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictWATCH
7 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLITTLE RED MOUNTAIN
5 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0232
5 June 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictROADSIDE
23 June 2010Equipment and vehicle use4.6 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictRED

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 272 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 272 workings within 5 miles of Atolia: 119 past producers, 93 prospects, 40 producers, 13 occurrences. 43 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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
Atolia DistrictTungsten, Gold, Mercury, Antimony, SilverPast Producer1904, 1905
Atolia DistrictAntimony, Tungsten, Mercury, GoldProducerVEINS
B. H. P. MineManganese, Silica, Talc-SoapstonePast Producer
Baltic GulchTungsten, Gold, CopperOccurrenceGold, Scheelite
Banded Rock DepositStoneOccurrence
Culbert Brothers ClaimGold, ManganeseOccurrenceRhodonite, Spessartite
Gold Wash MineTungsten, SilverPast ProducerScheelite
Mabel S ClaimDiatomiteProducerSedimentary
Mizpah-Nevada MineSilver, Gold, CopperProspect
Monarch Rand GroupGold, Silver, Antimony, TungstenPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Saint Elmo (historical)1.0 miles26
Red Mountain3.0 miles26
Fremont8.7 miles23
Spangler18.2 miles23
Kramer22.1 miles16
Kramer Junction22.5 miles16
Copper City22.6 miles21
Jimgrey24.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660280. 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.