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Bismarck, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92398. The Survey maps it on the Yermo quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bismarck within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1953 to 1977

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bismarck (historical), surveyed 1977
Topographic sheet of Bismarck (historical), surveyed 1953

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Bismarck (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 933 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/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCALICO 1
4 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictIRWIN
24 July 1994Smoking1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitTAMY
26 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitI 15 S/ GHOST TOWN RD
23 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitCALICO BL YERMO
14 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictYERMO
13 June 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined860 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictPARADISE
26 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresSan Bernardino UnitW WILLIAMS ST YERMO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of Bismarck (historical): 33 past producers, 29 prospects, 9 occurrences, 5 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Boron-Borates, Gold, Lead. 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
BurchamLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerVein
Burcham MineLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Calico-OdessaSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast ProducerCerargyrite, Embolite
GarfieldSilver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Pacific MineBoron-Borates, Strontium, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1882, 1884
UnionGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Unnamed ProspectMagnesiteProspect
Unnamed ProspectClayProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Iron, SilverProspect

Every working 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
Calico1.2 miles15
Yermo4.7 miles15
Toomey6.8 miles13
Daggett7.2 miles14
Gale7.6 miles14
Nebo7.9 miles16
Eniwetok Housing Area8.5 miles14
Desert View Housing Area8.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660337. 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.