Cinco, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Kern census division. The Survey maps it on the Cinco quadrangle. It stands 2,149 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 63 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 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.
- 1915 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Cross Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cinco quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Cinco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | JAWBONE |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CALCITY |
| 21 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0925 |
| 9 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | BONE |
| 8 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | FOURTEEN |
| 6 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | FOURTEEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Cinco: 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Clay, Gold, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalia Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Big Boy Claims, Blue Point, Jawbone Canyon | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite, Wolframite | |
| Big Four Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Carbonate Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena | |
| Carbonate Prospect | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Cinco | Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Groover Mining and Milling | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Jawbone Canyon Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Long Beach Salt Co | Bromine | Producer | ||
| Miles Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Seco | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Neuralia (historical) | 4.5 miles | 28 | |
| Cantil | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Redrock (historical) | 6.6 miles | 26 | |
| Gypsite | 7.3 miles | 26 | |
| Ricardo | 8.0 miles | 26 | |
| Trescape (historical) | 8.8 miles | 28 | |
| Ceneda | 9.7 miles | 26 |
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 Q5120372 | 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 1656460. 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.









