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.
Then and now
1953 to 1977The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Yermo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Daggett quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Newberry Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CALICO 1 |
| 4 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | IRWIN |
| 24 July 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | TAMY |
| 26 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | I 15 S/ GHOST TOWN RD |
| 23 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | CALICO BL YERMO |
| 14 June 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | California Desert District | YERMO |
| 13 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 860 acres | California Desert District | PARADISE |
| 26 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | San Bernardino Unit | W WILLIAMS ST YERMO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcham | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Burcham Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Calico-Odessa | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Cerargyrite, Embolite | |
| Garfield | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Mine | Boron-Borates, Strontium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1882, 1884 | |
| Union | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Semiprecious Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Iron, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Yermo | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Toomey | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Daggett | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gale | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Nebo | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Eniwetok Housing Area | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Desert View Housing Area | 8.7 miles | 14 |
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.








