Manzanar, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Independence census division. It lies near Eclipse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Union Wash quadrangle. It stands 3,727 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 86 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
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1907 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000, 10 printings
- 1919 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000
- 1937 USGS Mt. Whitney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lone Pine quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Lone Pine NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Whitney quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Union Wash quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Union Wash quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Manzanar between 1993 and 2018, burning about 1,395 acres in total. 4 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | MOFFET |
| 31 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AQUEDUCT |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Inyo National Forest | GEORGE |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | Q3 3 |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | MOFFAT RANCH RD / HWY 395 |
| 15 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BAIRS |
| 28 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | SHEPARD |
| 11 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | MANZANAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Manzanar: 21 prospects, 13 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Jr. Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Howard | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| International Recovery | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Inyo Bee | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Jumbo | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Lucky Slim | Lead, Copper, Silver, Talc-Soapstone, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Monte Carlo | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Monte Carlo | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Peacock Nos. 1 and 2 | Silver, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Reward | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Owenyo | 4.7 miles | 32 | |
| Kearsarge | 5.0 miles | 33 | |
| Independence | 7.7 miles | 33 | |
| Beveridge | 9.1 miles | 26 | |
| Lone Pine | 9.3 miles | 34 | |
| Seven Pines | 11.7 miles | 34 | |
| Alabama Hills | 11.9 miles | 34 |
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 Manzanar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6753425 | 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 1659050. 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.














