Bannock, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Bannock quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1943 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Bannock between 1998 and 2014, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | GOFFS |
| 13 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | BLM AST#20 |
| 10 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | California Desert District | IBIS |
| 22 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | MOUNTAIN TOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bannock: 8 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannock and Bertha | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Chuckwalla Wash Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Barite, Bornite, Covellite, Gold | |
| Gold Ridge | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Minnie Gold | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Minnie Gold | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pyramid Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gold Butte | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Hidden Treasure | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite |
Storms near this place
36 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bannock in 36 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 33 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bannock | $1,200,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over five rail cars. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $150,000 | Highway 95 South was closed near mile marker 71 due to flooding. Water three feet deep damaged Needles Highway, forcing one swift water rescue. |
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $50,000 | Highway 95 was reported to be completely washed out just south of the CA/NV state line. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $20,000 | Highway 95 was washed out. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $10,000 | A semi truck was stuck in flood waters on Highway 95, requiring a swift water rescue. The highway was closed from I-40 to NV Highway 163 until 1025 PST. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $10,000 | Highway 95 was flooded and impassable north of Goffs Road. One vehicle was washed into the desert. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $10,000 | A vehicle was stuck in flood waters up to the windows at the intersection of Highway 95 and Goffs Road. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $5,000 | A car was stuck in a low water crossing on Highway 95. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $5,000 | A swift water rescue occurred on Highway 95 five miles south of the CA/NV state line. The highway was closed from I-40 to the state line. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $5,000 | Highway 95 was closed from Goffs Road to about 12 miles south of the Nevada state line due to flooding. Twelve vehicles were stranded between two washouts. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $5,000 | Highway 95 washed out at Goffs Road. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Highway 95 was flooded with water and mud at mile marker 70. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Highway 95 was flooded with water and debris at mile marker 70. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Highway 95 was covered with mud and closed. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Water and mud covered the intersection of Highway 95 and Goffs Road. 95 was eventually closed all the way to Interstate 40. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Water and debris flowed over Highway 95. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $2,000 | Water and rocks flowed swiftly across Highway 95 between mile markers 70 and 71. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 flooded just south of the CA/NV border. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 flooded at mile marker 70. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded at Piute Wash. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded north of Goffs Road. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 66. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 71. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 71. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded just south of the CA/NV state line. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Washes overflowed and flooded roads west northwest of Needles. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Water, rocks, and mud washed onto Highway 95, but the road remained passable. |
| January 2016 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was closed from I-40 to the NV state line due to flooding near mile marker 79. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Traffic was stopped on Highway 95 at mile marker 70 due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded between mile markers 67 and 71. Water, sand, and gravel were across the road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Mud and rocks washed across Highway 95. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded and impassable at mile marker 70. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded five miles north of I-40. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Bannock | $1,000 | Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Bannock | - | A vehicle stalled in water near Highway 95 and Goffs Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Junction | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ibis | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Homer | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Klinefelter | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Java | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Goffs | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Piute (historical) | 13.9 miles | 31 | |
| Needles | 14.6 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660308. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






