BlockVanderbilt, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Ivanpah quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 75 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 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.
- 1910 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1912 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Vanderbilt between 1993 and 2015, burning about 235 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | PM |
| 6 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | IVANPAH |
| 1 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | QUINN PEAK |
| 5 July 2015 | Natural | 193 acres | Mojave National Preserve | HART |
| 5 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | VALLEY VIEW #2 |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | AVILA RANCH |
| 23 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mojave National Preserve | HOBO |
| 29 June 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mojave National Preserve | NEWYORK#5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Vanderbilt: 37 prospects, 12 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc. 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 Thunder | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bronze Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Gillsmith and Victory | Tungsten, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Bronze | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold/Red Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Graphite Prospect | Graphite, Barium-Barite, Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Kay Claim Group | Gold, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Old Joe | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Prospect |
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.
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 Vanderbilt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7914427 | 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 1661625. 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.