Bridgeport, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Mariposa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95338. It stands on Yaqui Creek. The Survey maps it on the Catheys Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,499 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1919 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 64 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1919 USGS Indian Gulch quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Indian Gulch quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Indian Gulch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Catheys Valley quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Indian Gulch quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Merced quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
277 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,498 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 97 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BUCKEYE |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TITLE |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MORMAN |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GUADALUPE |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 49 S/ FAIRGROUNDS RD |
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TOTOKON |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 49 NORTH |
| 7 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | LONG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 109 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 109 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 61 past producers, 21 occurrences, 16 producers, 9 unknowns. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Ranch Deposit Big Spring Hill | Magnesite | Occurrence | Magnesite | |
| Campo Campodonica Italian | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver | |
| Lawerence L Zollars | Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lonesome Pine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mariposa Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ortega | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Princeton | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Unspecified Locality | Mercury, Gold | Past Producer | Amalgam, Gold | |
| Granite King and Live Oak Buckeye, Billings | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Kane | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mormon Bar | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Agua Fria | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mariposa | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Catheys Valley | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Bullion | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Ben Hur | 6.2 miles | 28 | |
| Bootjack | 6.6 miles | 25 | |
| Midpines | 8.9 miles | 32 |
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 Q4966561 | 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 1655844. 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.









