Lanfair, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Grotto Hills quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 75 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
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1910 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1912 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lanfair Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Grotto Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Lanfair between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,912 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | ROUND |
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | B & M |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | California Desert District | LANFAIR 3 |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | California Desert District | LANFAIR 2 |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | LANFAIR 5 |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | RUBY |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | LANFAIR#3 |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | LANFAIR#4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lanfair: 6 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scando | Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cominco | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Maggies Dream | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| American Flag | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| True Blue Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Scando | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| True Blue | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Piute (historical) | 10.5 miles | 31 | |
| Barnwell | 11.9 miles | 26 | |
| Hart (historical) | 12.0 miles | 27 | |
| Vanderbilt | 14.6 miles | 27 | |
| Brant | 15.1 miles | 27 | |
| Thomas Place | 15.3 miles | 27 | |
| Goffs | 15.6 miles | 18 | |
| Ivanpah | 16.3 miles | 27 |
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 Q122541099 | 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 1660890. 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.











