BlockMuroc, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93524. The Survey maps it on the Rogers Lake North quadrangle. It stands 2,283 feet above sea level. 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
1937 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 55 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1937 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 19 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.
- 1937 USGS Rogers Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Rogers Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Muroc quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Rogers Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Muroc quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Rogers Lake North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rogers Lake North quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Muroc (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Lake | Clay | Past Producer | 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Wherry Housing | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Fluhr (historical) | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Solon (historical) | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| North Muroc (historical) | 6.3 miles | 28 | |
| North Edwards | 6.8 miles | 28 | |
| Silt | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bissell | 8.5 miles | 28 |
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 Muroc (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6938814 | 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 1666699. 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.
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.