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Parker Junction, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92363. The Survey maps it on the Needles quadrangle. It stands 738 feet above sea level.

Parker Junction within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1903 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Parker Junction, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Parker Junction, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

132 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Parker Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,114 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 19 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Arson/incendiarism19
Recreation and ceremony15
Natural13
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning5
Smoking3
Firearms and explosives use1
Fireworks1

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
4 September 2003Natural1.0 acresLake Havasu Refuges ComplexKNIGHT
29 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado River DistrictLAMB WELL
25 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitYARD
17 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
12 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitMANSKER
1 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 August 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBOYD
8 August 2015Natural6,083 acresColorado River AgencyWILLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Parker Junction: 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay, Gold. 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
Unnamed Clay OccurrenceClayOccurrence
Van DeemenGold, SilverProspect1941
Unnamed Iron OccurrenceIronOccurrence
Unnamed OccurrenceIronOccurrenceMagnetite
Gravel Girty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lackey ConcreteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Needles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Needles Sand and Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Needles5.5 miles25
Java10.7 miles23
Klinefelter12.8 miles14
Ibis15.7 miles14
Arrowhead Junction17.0 miles14
Bannock18.3 miles14
Homer20.8 miles14
Havasu Lake22.1 miles22

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 Q7138335The 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 1661194. 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.