Sageland, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lake Isabella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93283. It lies near Bright Star Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pinyon Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,026 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 63 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
11 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.
- 1915 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Cross Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Pinyon Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Pinyon Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sageland between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | SAGELAND |
| 13 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | CENTER |
| 9 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | ST JOHNS |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | SUNSET |
| 17 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | DOVE |
| 8 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | SORRELL |
| 27 May 1999 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | MAGIC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sageland: 7 past producers, 5 producers, 3 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic, Copper, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Moscow Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| St. John Mine | Lead, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Upper Sageland Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Esperanza Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Peak | Gold | Producer | ||
| Gold Peak Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Kelso Creek Placers | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Kelso Creek Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mojave Mining and Milling Co | Gold | Producer | ||
| Monarch Prospect | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claraville | 6.7 miles | 28 | |
| Moreland Mill | 7.8 miles | 27 | |
| Shady Rest (historical) | 8.1 miles | 28 | |
| Inmans (historical) | 8.2 miles | 28 | |
| Burton Mill | 10.4 miles | 28 | |
| Little Dixie (historical) | 11.2 miles | 26 | |
| Piute (historical) | 11.4 miles | 26 | |
| Bella Vista | 13.2 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sageland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7399180 | 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 252974. 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.










