Maxwellton, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the San Luis Obispo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93401. It stands on East Corral de Piedra Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arroyo Grande NE quadrangle. 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
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
On record in Maxwellton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Corral de Piedralisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 34 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.
- 1897 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1900 USGS San Luis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Arroyo Grande NE quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1981 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Arroyo Grande NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
352 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Maxwellton (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,059 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 | 152 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 120 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | SLU 3082 |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | JOHNSON |
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | CASLU04171 |
| 6 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | TIFFANY |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | ONTARIO RD / SAN LUIS BAY |
| 3 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | TANK |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BRIDGE CREEK RD SLO_CO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Maxwellton (historical): 9 occurrences, 6 producers, 5 past producers, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Manganese, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Bar 5 Ranch Pit | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Isom Prospect | Manganese, Chromium | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Owen Group | Uranium | Producer | ||
| San Luis Brick Works, Inc. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Yoakum Tract | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Yoakum Tract | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Pumice Occurrence | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumice Occurrence | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna | 0.2 miles | 34 | |
| Asphalt Mines (historical) | 0.6 miles | 34 | |
| Steele (historical) | 0.9 miles | 34 | |
| Tiber | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Reeds (historical) | 2.0 miles | 34 | |
| Verde | 3.7 miles | 34 | |
| Pismo Beach | 4.3 miles | 32 | |
| Shell Beach | 4.4 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670667. 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.











