Pattiway, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the West Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93222. The Survey maps it on the Ballinger Canyon quadrangle. 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
1903 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 92 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
13 surveys from 27 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 Mt. Pinos quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cuyama quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Ballinger Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Pattiway (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,371 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge | EXHAUST |
| 11 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Central California District | GRADE |
| 10 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | BITTER |
| 7 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.9 acres | Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge | STUBBLE |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Central California District | KLIPSTEIN 2 |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 19 August 2004 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0525 |
| 17 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | VISTA |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pattiway (historical): 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Canyon Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| The Sulfur Mine | Sulfur | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Maricopa | 9.0 miles | 23 | |
| Pentland | 9.1 miles | 26 | |
| San Emidio | 12.2 miles | 26 | |
| Spellacy | 13.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Mountain Club | 13.7 miles | 26 | |
| South Taft | 14.7 miles | 24 | |
| Taft Heights | 14.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2788035. 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.












