Kramer Hills, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. The Survey maps it on the Kramer Hills quadrangle. It stands 2,739 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
1932 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hawes quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1973 USGS Kramer Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Kramer Hills (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | ORD |
| 28 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 26 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | California Desert District | KRAMER |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 16 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | FIFTY EIGHT |
| 3 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CARBONRAIL |
| 5 May 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 24 May 1996 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | JOSHUA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Kramer Hills (historical): 50 prospects, 7 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Semiprecious Gemstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Mine | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Ornamental Stone Occurrence | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium, Cobalt, Gold, Nickel, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Shaft | Thorium, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Ball Magnesite Mine | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Kramer Hills Deposit | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Shaft | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Kramer Hills and Herkelrath | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1927, 1988 | |
| Unknown Skarn Occurrence | Gold, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimgrey | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hawes (historical) | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Kramer Junction | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kramer | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lockhart | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Eads (historical) | 10.2 miles | 19 | |
| Houze Place | 13.4 miles | 21 | |
| Silver Lakes | 13.9 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Kramer Hills (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6436028 | 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 252916. 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.










