Bridgehead, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Antioch-Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94509. The Survey maps it on the Antioch North quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 86 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
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1907 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1918 USGS Collinsville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:50000
- 1953 USGS Antioch North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Antioch North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
561 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 561 fires within 5 miles of Bridgehead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 847 acres in total. None started naturally. 117 were 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 | 251 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 117 |
| Smoking | 78 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Bridgehead: 6 prospects, 6 past producers, 5 producers, 4 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Mercury, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b Du Pont B Plant Ti | Titanium, Pigment | Plant | 1963 | |
| Antioch Paving Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Silica Company of Calif. | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holland Sandstone Brick Co. | Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed. | Stone | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgehead in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Flood | Bridgehead | $10 | Flooding was reported at SB 160 over Main Street. Lane 1 was partially flooded with 2 inches of water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newlove | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Neroly | 1.1 miles | 29 | |
| Oakley | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Antioch | 2.7 miles | 30 | |
| Empire (historical) | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Arbor | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Sand Hill | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Los Medanos | 5.1 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q4966508 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658133. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











