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Goldstone, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Goldstone quadrangle.

Goldstone within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1933 to 1996

The 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 sheet of Goldstone, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Goldstone, surveyed 1933

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Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Goldstone: 18 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Semiprecious Gemstone. 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
Blue Quartz No. 1GemstoneProspect
Champion ClaimsLimestone, General, Semiprecious Gemstone, GoldOccurrence
Glory HoleSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Reluctant QueenSemiprecious Gemstone, Copper, GoldPast Producer
RewardGold, CopperPast Producer
Silver CloudeStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectZincProspect
GoldstoneGold, LeadPast ProducerSurface/Underground
VictorGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
MerrickGold, SilverPast ProducerGold

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
Mojave Base2.4 miles22
Apollo3.7 miles21
Echo5.8 miles21
Venus7.1 miles23
Mars8.9 miles20
Fort Irwin12.4 miles22
Copper City14.9 miles21
Bismarck (historical)23.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 242833. 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.