Klinefelter, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92363. It stands on Crestview Wash. The Survey maps it on the Bannock quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1943 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bannock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Klinefelter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | JAVA |
| 19 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | JAVA |
| 1 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | JAVA |
| 24 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | MUSIC |
| 21 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | HAY |
| 12 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | OZZY |
| 8 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | POLARA |
| 28 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | HACIENDO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Klinefelter: 15 prospects, 8 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Claims | Manganese, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Unknown Prospect | Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Vortex | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Brice | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Bruce | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Ridge | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Black Mountain | Manganese, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Mountain Claims | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 |
Storms near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klinefelter in 11 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 11 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | 1 killed, $50,000 | Highway 95 was damaged and closed by flash flooding. One woman died when her vehicle was swept away by the flood. |
| November 2025 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $20,000 | Highway 95 was completely washed out at mile marker 60.4. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $10,000 | Highway 95 was closed just north of I-40 due to mud, rocks, and trees covering the road. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $10,000 | Highway 95 was closed due to water and debris flowing across the road in multiple places from mile marker 61 to just south of the Nevada state line. A big rig was stalled in one of the flooded areas. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $2,000 | Water, debris, and boulders were over Highway 95 just north of I-40. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $1,000 | About a foot of water flowed over Highway 95. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $1,000 | Hwy 95 was flooded just north of I-40. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded near Interstate 40. Rocks were in the road, and some cars were being pushed off the road by the water. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | - | U.S. Highway 95 was closed from Interstate 40 to mile marker 60 due to flooding. At least one vehicle was stuck. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Klinefelter | - | U.S. Highway 95 closed from Interstate 40 to the Nevada state line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Ibis | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Arrowhead Junction | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bannock | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Needles | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Homer | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Parker Junction | 12.8 miles | 25 | |
| Goffs | 15.7 miles | 18 |
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 Q122557788 | 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 252915. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






