Bartle, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the McCloud-Medicine Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96057. It stands on Bartle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bartle quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 112 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
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1886 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava-Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1932 USGS Bartle quadrangle1:96000
- 1939 USGS Bartle quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bartle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS McArthur quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bartle quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Bartle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Bartle between 1992 and 2018, burning about 9 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | OVERLOOK |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SHEEP |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | HIGHWAY |
| 16 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHTNING #28 |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Siskiyou Unit | LIGHTING #89 ATKINS |
| 9 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MUSHROOM RK1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bartle: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pondosa | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Locations | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Location | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Reported Location | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyon | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Curtis | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| Swobe | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Ash Creek Station (historical) | 6.6 miles | 26 | |
| Slagger | 7.0 miles | 25 | |
| Pondosa | 8.1 miles | 25 | |
| Hambone | 8.4 miles | 25 | |
| Esperanza (historical) | 12.1 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 256562. 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.












