New Dunn, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92365. The Survey maps it on the Dunn quadrangle.
Then and now
1933 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1933 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1933 USGS Avawatz Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Cave Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cave Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Dunn quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Soda Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Dunn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of New Dunn between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,138 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 August 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | AFTON 4 |
| 7 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | AFTON |
| 4 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | AFTON |
| 11 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | DIXIE |
| 6 May 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | AFTON |
| 4 May 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | California Desert District | AFTON |
| 26 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | FIELD |
| 5 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | MARLBORO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of New Dunn: 13 past producers, 12 prospects, 12 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caltrans Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Condor Group | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cronese | Iron, Titanium, Metal, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Dunn Siding Mill | Boron-Borates | Producer | ||
| Massen | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Southwest Condor Extension | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quartz Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Afton Canyon Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Afton | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Midway | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Basin | 7.0 miles | 24 | |
| Baxter (historical) | 7.3 miles | 24 | |
| Cronese Valley | 8.8 miles | 24 | |
| Cronise (historical) | 9.3 miles | 24 | |
| Manix | 10.1 miles | 15 |
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 Q122550394 | 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 1656582. 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.










