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.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1903 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Needles Special quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Needles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Needles quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Needles quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | KNIGHT |
| 29 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | LAMB WELL |
| 25 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | YARD |
| 17 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | MANSKER |
| 1 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 August 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BOYD |
| 8 August 2015 | Natural | 6,083 acres | Colorado River Agency | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Occurrence | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Van Deemen | Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Unnamed Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Gravel Girty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lackey Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Needles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Needles Sand and Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needles | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Java | 10.7 miles | 23 | |
| Klinefelter | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ibis | 15.7 miles | 14 | |
| Arrowhead Junction | 17.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bannock | 18.3 miles | 14 | |
| Homer | 20.8 miles | 14 | |
| Havasu Lake | 22.1 miles | 22 |
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 Q7138335 | 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 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.









