Deer Creek Colony, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Terra Bella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93270. The Survey maps it on the Fountain Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1929 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 64 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 20 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.
- 1929 USGS Ducor quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Terra Bella quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Ducor quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1993 USGS Delano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
287 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Deer Creek Colony between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4,855 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 80 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 | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | SCHULTZ |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #120 |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | MULLER |
| 6 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE OF CALIF. #61 |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ORDUNO |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | UHL |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | CIRCLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Deer Creek Colony: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Chrysoprase | Gemstone | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Holston Chromite Deposit | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Holston Mine | Chromium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum | Past Producer | 1895, 1918 | |
| Minnie Ellen | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Near Holston Chrome | Chromium, Platinum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Iridium, Palladium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Deer Creek Mine | Magnesite, Nickel | Prospect | ||
| Deer Creek Nickeliferous Magnesite | Nickel, Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Terra Bella Rock Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hungry Hollow Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Lempon (historical) | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Elmco | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Terra Bella | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Magnolia | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Lois | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Sunland | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Hope (historical) | 3.3 miles | 23 |
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 Q122562384 | 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 241365. 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.









