Pleasant View, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Springville-Johnsondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93260. It lies near Durkas Flat. The Survey maps it on the Posey quadrangle.
Then and now
1936 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1936 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1936 USGS Tobias Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Tobias Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Tobias Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS California Hot Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Isabella Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Posey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant View between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,355 acres in total. 10 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | SUGAR |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | MEADOW |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | DEER |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | GRANITE |
| 25 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | PASS |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Sequoia National Forest | SUNDAY |
| 2 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | KEEP |
| 11 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sequoia National Forest | CAPINERO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant View: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Uranium, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Four No. 1 | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Wattenbarger Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| White River Claims | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| White River Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Anita May | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Anita May | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Cadillac Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | Pyrite, Scheelite | |
| Cadillac Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Thomas Eistrat Property | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Tungstore | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poso Park | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Balance Rock | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Panorama Heights | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Sugarloaf Village | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Idlewild | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Posey | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Guernsey Mill | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Sugarloaf Saw Mill | 2.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661242. 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.











