BlockBefore

Chubbuck, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. The Survey maps it on the Chubbuck quadrangle.

Chubbuck within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1942 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chubbuck, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Chubbuck, surveyed 1942

Compare 1942 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Chubbuck: 9 prospects, 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Chromium. 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
Chubbuck Station DolomiteDolomite, MagnesitePast Producer
Desert Butte GroupCopper, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Desert Butte GroupCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
North of Chubucck MineCalciumProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, IronProspect
Unnamed ProspectMicaPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectUranium, Molybdenum, SodiumProspect
Unnamed ProspectChromium, Hafnium, Sodium, ThoriumProspect
Unnamed Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectChromium, SodiumProspect

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Fishel4.3 miles15
Archer5.7 miles16
Milligan8.7 miles15
Cadiz16.1 miles16
Danby19.0 miles17
Chambless19.3 miles16
Sablon20.3 miles14
Saltus24.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656459. 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.

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.