Stauffer, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Los Padres census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93225. It stands on Amargosa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cuddy Valley quadrangle.
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
12 surveys from 29 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
- 1943 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1981 USGS Cuyama quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Cuddy Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Stauffer between 1993 and 2019, burning about 408 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | FRAIZER 1 |
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | ADAMS |
| 23 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | HILLSIDE |
| 20 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | MIDDLE |
| 19 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | MOUNTAIN |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | PINOS |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | MCGILL |
| 17 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | GRADE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Stauffer: 26 prospects, 15 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Deposit | Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| Ridgelite Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Bitter Creek Borate Workings | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Borate Prospects | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| Columbus Mine | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1899, 1902 | |
| Eureka Claim | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| Frazier Mine | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1898, 1899, 1907 | |
| Frazier Mountain | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1898, 1899, 1913 | |
| Middle Fork Creek Borate Deposits | Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | 1898 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Place | 19.9 miles | 28 | |
| Wheeler Springs | 20.8 miles | 25 | |
| Ojala | 22.3 miles | 28 | |
| Matilija Springs | 22.6 miles | 28 | |
| Camp Bartlett | 22.6 miles | 28 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 22.6 miles | 28 | |
| Vickers Hot Springs | 22.8 miles | 28 | |
| Ojai | 23.1 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 273895. 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.











