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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.

Bannock within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1943 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Bannock, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Bannock, surveyed 1943

Compare 1943 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

4 since 1998

Regional 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 use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictGOFFS
13 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMojave National PreserveBLM AST#20
10 July 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictIBIS
22 June 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictMOUNTAIN TOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bannock and BerthaGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Chuckwalla Wash ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverProspectBarite, Bornite, Covellite, Gold
Gold RidgeGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1883
Minnie GoldGold, CopperPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Minnie GoldGold, CopperPast Producer
Pyramid MineGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect
Gold ButteCopperProspect
Hidden TreasureCopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

36 since 2010

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2015Thunderstorm WindBannock$1,200,000Thunderstorm winds blew over five rail cars.
August 2013Flash FloodBannock$150,000Highway 95 South was closed near mile marker 71 due to flooding. Water three feet deep damaged Needles Highway, forcing one swift water rescue.
November 2019Flash FloodBannock$50,000Highway 95 was reported to be completely washed out just south of the CA/NV state line.
August 2010Flash FloodBannock$20,000Highway 95 was washed out.
August 2016Flash FloodBannock$10,000A 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 2015Flash FloodBannock$10,000Highway 95 was flooded and impassable north of Goffs Road. One vehicle was washed into the desert.
September 2013Flash FloodBannock$10,000A vehicle was stuck in flood waters up to the windows at the intersection of Highway 95 and Goffs Road.
October 2015Flash FloodBannock$5,000A car was stuck in a low water crossing on Highway 95.
July 2015Flash FloodBannock$5,000A 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 2014Flash FloodBannock$5,000Highway 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 2014Flash FloodBannock$5,000Highway 95 washed out at Goffs Road.
September 2025Flash FloodBannock$2,000Highway 95 was flooded with water and mud at mile marker 70.
July 2019Flash FloodBannock$2,000Highway 95 was flooded with water and debris at mile marker 70.
July 2018Flash FloodBannock$2,000Highway 95 was covered with mud and closed.
June 2016Flash FloodBannock$2,000Water and mud covered the intersection of Highway 95 and Goffs Road. 95 was eventually closed all the way to Interstate 40.
July 2014Flash FloodBannock$2,000Water and debris flowed over Highway 95.
August 2014Flash FloodBannock$2,000Water and rocks flowed swiftly across Highway 95 between mile markers 70 and 71.
May 2025Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 flooded just south of the CA/NV border.
May 2025Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 flooded at mile marker 70.
August 2023Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded at Piute Wash.
May 2023FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded north of Goffs Road.
September 2023Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 66.
August 2022Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 71.
August 2022Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded.
August 2022Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded near mile marker 71.
August 2022Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded just south of the CA/NV state line.
July 2018Flash FloodBannock$1,000Washes overflowed and flooded roads west northwest of Needles.
August 2018FloodBannock$1,000Water, rocks, and mud washed onto Highway 95, but the road remained passable.
January 2016Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was closed from I-40 to the NV state line due to flooding near mile marker 79.
July 2016Flash FloodBannock$1,000Traffic was stopped on Highway 95 at mile marker 70 due to flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded between mile markers 67 and 71. Water, sand, and gravel were across the road.
July 2013Flash FloodBannock$1,000Mud and rocks washed across Highway 95.
August 2013Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded and impassable at mile marker 70.
July 2012Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was flooded five miles north of I-40.
July 2012Flash FloodBannock$1,000Highway 95 was closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodBannock-A vehicle stalled in water near Highway 95 and Goffs Road.

Every storm 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
Arrowhead Junction2.1 miles14
Ibis3.8 miles14
Homer4.0 miles14
Klinefelter5.7 miles14
Java8.0 miles23
Goffs10.6 miles18
Fort Piute (historical)13.9 miles31
Needles14.6 miles25

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.