Desert Relief, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93544. The Survey maps it on the Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle. It stands 3,173 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
1930 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 52 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
12 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.
- 1930 USGS Llano quadrangle1:24000
- 1934 USGS Llano quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Alpine Butte quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Alpine Butte quadrangle1:50000
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Desert Relief (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 38 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 2 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 | 45 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | BOB |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PALLETT |
| 2 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | GAP |
| 15 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Desert Relief (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llano | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Longview | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Pearblossom | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Valyermo | 4.2 miles | 35 | |
| Big Rock Springs | 4.9 miles | 35 | |
| Old Point Comfort | 6.3 miles | 35 | |
| Largo Vista | 6.6 miles | 34 | |
| Juniper Hills | 6.8 miles | 34 |
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 Q5264003 | 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 1666846. 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.











