BlockNeuralia, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93501. The Survey maps it on the Mojave NE quadrangle. It stands 2,395 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
1915 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 63 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
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1915 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Mojave NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Neuralia (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 1,262 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | JOSHUA 09 |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CALCITY |
| 24 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0909 |
| 21 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0925 |
| 8 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | FOURTEEN |
| 6 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | FOURTEEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Neuralia (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalia Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Tardy Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Mercury | |
| Tardy Prospect | Mercury | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trescape (historical) | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Cinco | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| California City | 5.9 miles | 25 | |
| Rancho Seco | 6.5 miles | 26 | |
| Cambio (historical) | 8.6 miles | 28 | |
| Cantil | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Fram (historical) | 10.1 miles | 28 | |
| Redrock (historical) | 10.9 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7002075 | 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 1703067. 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.