Bardsdale, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Fillmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93015. It lies near Grimes Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Moorpark quadrangle. It stands 430 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1900 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1900 against another survey:
On record in Bardsdale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bardsdale Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 1986 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1900 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Moorpark quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Bardsdale between 2005 and 2020, burning about 47,748 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 17,463 acres | Central California District | GUIBERSON |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 14 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.3 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Bardsdale: 8 producers, 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Pumice, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Terminal Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fillmore Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Strathern Cattle Co. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sunset Plaster & Cement Co. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Balcom Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bardsdale in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Bardsdale | - | Flash flooding and debris flows were reported on Balcom Canyon Road. One vehicle was stuck in mud that flowed across the roadway. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Bardsdale | - | Flash flooding resulted in the closure of Guiberson Road between Highway 23 and Torrey Road. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Bardsdale | - | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding across Grimes Canyon Road. One vehicle was stuck in rising flood waters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sespe Village | 1.6 miles | 29 | |
| Fillmore | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Keith | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Village | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Sespe | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| North Fillmore | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Brownstone (historical) | 2.6 miles | 29 | |
| Fairview | 4.0 miles | 26 |
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 Bardsdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4860217 | 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 269673. 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.










