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Brant, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92364. It lies near Cliff Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ivanpah quadrangle.

Brant within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1910 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Brant, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Brant, surveyed 1910

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Brant between 1994 and 2014, burning about 20 acres in total. 10 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
Natural10
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
10 September 2011Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveBLAIR 2
1 August 2014Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveQUINN PEAK
8 July 2014Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictDOWNS
5 July 2006Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveVALLEY VIEW #2
4 July 2006Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveAVILA RANCH
28 July 1997Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveBRANT
28 July 1997Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveIVANPAH
23 July 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMojave National PreserveHOBO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Brant: 13 prospects, 11 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum. 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
Brooke Molybdenite and Tungsten MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast ProducerVein
Butcher Knife MineGold, Silver, Zinc, CopperProspect
Copper QueenCopper, Zinc, TungstenOccurrenceVein
Copper Queen MineCopper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Garvanza MineTungsten, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, ZincPast Producer
Giant LedgeCopper, TungstenOccurrenceVein
Giant Ledge MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Kay Claim GroupGold, Silver, LeadProspect
Mojave AnnexTungsten, Lead, Copper, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Wolframite
Mojave Annex MineTungsten, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer

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
Joshua4.4 miles27
Ivanpah4.6 miles27
Vanderbilt6.9 miles27
Barnwell7.1 miles26
Cima7.8 miles27
Moore8.8 miles27
Thomas Place9.4 miles27
Chase10.2 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660372. 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.