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Redrock, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the East Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93519. It lies near Red Rock Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cantil quadrangle. It stands 2,277 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.

Redrock within Kern County

Then and now

1915 to 1976

The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Redrock (historical), surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Redrock (historical), surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 26 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

10 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Redrock (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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/undetermined6
Fireworks1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictJAWBONE
2 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictABBOTT FIRE
16 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictONION
17 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0163
23 May 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1013
23 May 1992Fireworks1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictJAWBONE
10 May 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0916
27 November 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictBIRD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Redrock (historical): 20 past producers, 9 prospects, 6 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Copper, Bentonite. 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
Cotton Ball BoraxBoron-BoratesPast Producer
Dawn ClaimsUraniumProspect
Golden GlowGold, SilverPast Producer
Halsey DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Long Beach Salt CoBromineProducer
MojaveCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Orange BlossomCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
QuartziteSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Queenie MineEmeryPast Producer
Rattle Snake GroupLead, Copper, Silver, GoldProspect

Every working recorded in Kern 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
Ricardo2.2 miles26
Gypsite2.3 miles26
Cantil2.5 miles26
Ceneda3.9 miles26
Rancho Seco4.4 miles26
Saltdale (historical)4.5 miles26
Cinco6.6 miles27
Old Garlock8.0 miles24

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 Q7306224The 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 1702134. 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.