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Olig, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93251. The Survey maps it on the Reward quadrangle. It stands 1,030 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.

Olig within Kern County

Then and now

1912 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Olig (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Olig (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

139 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Olig (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,994 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined58
Power generation/transmission/distribution37
Equipment and vehicle use30
Debris and open burning4
Natural4
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distribution25 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0550
9 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0484
5 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresCentral California DistrictDERBY 2
4 September 2007Smokingunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
29 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictFRANCO
25 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictCYMRIC
24 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use20 acresCentral California DistrictMELODYHILL
2 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0189

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Olig (historical): 12 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
McKittrickPumicePast Producer
Standard Oil Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Excel Mineral Co. DepositClayPast Producer
Reward Road QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sheep Springs Pit and MillClayProducer
Sheep Springs Pit and MillClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Shell Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Twisselman Shale PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kitt ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Lopberg ProspectUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Kern County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Reward1.2 miles22
McKittrick2.2 miles24
Asphalto (historical)3.3 miles24
Derby Acres6.3 miles23
Lokern7.8 miles24
Missouri Triangle8.1 miles22
Buttonwillow11.2 miles25
Fellows11.8 miles23

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 Olig (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7086783The 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 1839123. 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.