Desert View Housing Area, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92311. The Survey maps it on the Daggett quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1977The same ground, surveyed 24 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
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Daggett quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Daggett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Newberry Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Desert View Housing Area between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Desert District | SOAPMINE |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | LATEX |
| 19 August 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Desert View Housing Area: 27 past producers, 22 prospects, 6 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Brubaker-Mann Roofing Granule Plan | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Calico | Boron-Borates, Strontium | Past Producer | 1882, 1888, 1924 | |
| Daggett/Yermo Site | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Jaylite Mill | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Mountain | Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lead Mountain | Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Coast Mill & Mining Company. | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Pacific Coast Mill and Mining Co. | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Piper Group | Gold, Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eniwetok Housing Area | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Nebo | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Barstow | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Daggett | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Barstow | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Skyline North | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Barstow Heights | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Irwin Estates | 5.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1839727. 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.








