Broadwell, California
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Broadwell Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1953 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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
- 1955 USGS Broadwell Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1984 USGS Broadwell Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Broadwell in 2015, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | BROADWELL |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Broadwell: 6 prospects, 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Gold, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Valley | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Prosperity Grp. | Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | Gold, Stibnite, Vanadinite | |
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Bonner | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argos | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ludlow | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pisgah | 11.7 miles | 14 | |
| King (historical) | 11.8 miles | 22 | |
| Lavic | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Crucero | 12.1 miles | 22 | |
| Baxter (historical) | 12.7 miles | 24 | |
| Belfast (historical) | 12.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252859. 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.








