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Cameron, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Tehachapi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93501. It lies in Cameron Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Monolith quadrangle. It stands 3,802 feet above sea level.

Cameron within Kern County

Then and now

1915 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cameron, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Cameron, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

62 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Cameron between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,910 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined32
Equipment and vehicle use13
Natural7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2015Natural45 acresCentral California DistrictANTELOPE
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0191
27 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
24 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresKern County Fire Departmentnot named
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0075
22 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution1.8 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined47 acresKern County Fire DepartmentCREEK
15 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0347

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Cameron: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Bentonite. 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
Cameron LakeSodiumPast Producer
Cameron SidingGemstoneOccurrence
Emerald Queen ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Kern Develop. Syndicate QuarriesFlagstonePast Producer
Monolith Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Monolith Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unnamed Clay DepositBentonite, Gypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Caltrans #256Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Tehachapi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kern 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
La Rose (historical)1.5 miles27
Eric (historical)1.9 miles27
Monolith4.4 miles27
Fram (historical)5.9 miles28
Sullivan (historical)6.1 miles27
Summit6.5 miles27
Sage (historical)6.5 miles28
Chaffee7.0 miles28

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 Q5026156The 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 252867. 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.