Navajo, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Atascadero census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93453. It stands on McGinnis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camatta Ranch 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
1922 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 73 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1922 USGS Pozo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Pozo 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
- 1966 USGS Camatta Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Camatta Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Navajo (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,401 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Los Padres National Forest | RANGE |
| 14 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Los Padres National Forest | STAIRSTEP |
| 28 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | VEGETATION |
| 2 August 2017 | Natural | 451 acres | Los Padres National Forest | RED |
| 2 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CAMATTA |
| 2 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | PARKHILL RD |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 715 acres | Los Padres National Forest | RED HILL |
| 16 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Los Padres National Forest | CHORRO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Navajo (historical): 10 prospects, 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Fraser Canyon Prospect | Uranium, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Navajo Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Mountain Trail Prospect | Uranium, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| A-34 Prospect | Gold, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Barbara Jane Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Black Widow | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Clyde's Saylor Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Haynes Prospects | Gold, Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Panza | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Pozo | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Wilson Corner | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pippin Corner | 8.5 miles | 22 | |
| Martinez Place | 8.8 miles | 23 | |
| Todd Place | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Musick (historical) | 13.4 miles | 22 | |
| Renshaw Place | 14.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670567. 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.









