La Delta, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92368. The Survey maps it on the Helendale quadrangle. It stands 2,589 feet above sea level.
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 21 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 Helendale quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of La Delta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 467 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | California Desert District | QUARTZ |
| 18 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | California Desert District | QUARRY 3 |
| 9 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | DESERT |
| 28 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | QUARTZ |
| 14 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | California Desert District | MARTIN |
| 12 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | SHEEP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of La Delta: 48 past producers, 10 prospects, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Limestone, General, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaco | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Apex Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Atwood Clay Deposits | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Black Diamond | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Branch Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Carbonate | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Carbonate | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Oro Grande Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Oro Grande I Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryman | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Oro Grande | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Mojave Heights | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Adelanto | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Bellevue Heights | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Leon | 6.1 miles | 24 | |
| The Village | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Valley High North | 6.8 miles | 24 |
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 Q14682996 | 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 1660853. 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.










