Baroda, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Lompoc census division. It lies near Lompoc Valley. The Survey maps it on the Surf quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 84 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
14 surveys from 29 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.
- 1905 USGS Guadalupe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Guadalupe quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Point Arguello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Point Arguello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Surf quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Point Arguello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Surf quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Baroda between 2005 and 2016, burning about 14,205 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 204 acres | Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire Department | WASHINGTON |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,742 acres | Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire Department | CANYON |
| 18 August 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,253 acres | Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire Department | BEAR CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Baroda: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| La Salle | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Tangair | 4.8 miles | 32 | |
| Honda | 5.4 miles | 28 | |
| Acorn (historical) | 5.8 miles | 32 | |
| Ellwood Estates | 6.4 miles | 32 | |
| Vandenberg Village | 6.8 miles | 32 | |
| Foothill Estates | 6.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252848. 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.













