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.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1912 USGS McKittrick quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Reward quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Reward quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Taft quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1995Regional 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/undetermined | 58 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0550 |
| 9 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0484 |
| 5 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Central California District | DERBY 2 |
| 4 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | FRANCO |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | CYMRIC |
| 24 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Central California District | MELODYHILL |
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0189 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKittrick | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Oil Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Excel Mineral Co. Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Reward Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Springs Pit and Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sheep Springs Pit and Mill | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Shell Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Twisselman Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kitt Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Lopberg Prospect | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| McKittrick | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Asphalto (historical) | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Derby Acres | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lokern | 7.8 miles | 24 | |
| Missouri Triangle | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Buttonwillow | 11.2 miles | 25 | |
| Fellows | 11.8 miles | 23 |
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 Q7086783 | 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 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.









