Moore, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92364. The Survey maps it on the Nipton 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 27 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 Ivanpah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Nipton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Moore between 1993 and 2016, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | TRACK |
| 6 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | IVANPAH |
| 29 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | MONKEY |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | AVILA RANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Moore: 21 prospects, 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Thunder | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Eagle Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gold/Red Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Graphite Prospect | Graphite, Barium-Barite, Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Old Joe | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Signal No. 1 | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Summit Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Copper, Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moore in 7 storm reports between 2021 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the mesonet site UP165. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moore | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 4.1 miles | 27 | |
| Ivanpah | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Nipton | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Barnwell | 6.8 miles | 26 | |
| Brant | 8.8 miles | 27 | |
| Juan | 9.5 miles | 27 | |
| Hart (historical) | 11.0 miles | 27 | |
| Wheaton Springs | 12.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252944. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











