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Sage, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93501. The Survey maps it on the Mojave quadrangle. It stands 2,864 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.

Sage within Kern County

Then and now

1915 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sage (historical), surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Sage (historical), surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

78 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Sage (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 26,813 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined37
Equipment and vehicle use10
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning6
Smoking5
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0951
2 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0910
18 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
10 September 2011Natural25,577 acresCentral California DistrictCOMMANCHE
10 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
10 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0194
8 August 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1024

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 Sage (historical): 25 past producers, 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 plants. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Exposed Treasure MineGold, Silver, ManganesePast Producer
Four StarGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Pride of Mojave MineGold, Copper, Lead, Manganese, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed Clay DepositBentonite, Gypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Unnamed Feldspar OccurrenceFeldsparOccurrence
Emerald Queen ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Tehachapi ClayBentonitePast Producer
Unnamed Uranium OccurrenceUraniumOccurrence
Broken Stone #4Stone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Hansen Dg PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Chaffee0.5 miles28
Mojave1.2 miles28
Fram (historical)2.1 miles28
Cambio (historical)3.0 miles28
Reefer City (historical)4.4 miles28
Fleta4.7 miles28
Gold Town (historical)4.7 miles28
La Rose (historical)5.5 miles27

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 Q7399110The 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 1703102. 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.