Chandler, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the North Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93243. The Survey maps it on the Frazier Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,986 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1903 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1903 USGS Tejon quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Frazier Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Frazier Mountain quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Frazier Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Frazier Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Frazier Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Chandler (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,753 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,500 acres | Los Padres National Forest | GORMAN |
| 27 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 305 acres | Los Padres National Forest | GORMAN |
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | PINION |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | POLE |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | ASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chandler (historical): 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Portland Inc. | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | ||
| Lake Castaic | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Cuddy Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frazier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Springs Canyon Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| White Ridge Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Arastra Flat Group of Claims | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Frazier Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Value Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Oro Fino & Golden Era | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Summit (historical) | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Gorman | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| Caswell | 7.6 miles | 34 | |
| Sandberg | 10.4 miles | 29 | |
| Three Points | 16.0 miles | 30 | |
| Naylor Place | 18.3 miles | 28 | |
| Martins | 20.6 miles | 28 | |
| Fairmont | 24.9 miles | 31 |
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 Q5071127 | 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 1669837. 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.











