Warren, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93224. It lies near Hale McLeod Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fellows quadrangle. It stands 1,312 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.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 69 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 23 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.
- 1912 USGS McKittrick quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Fellows quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Fellows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Fellows quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1981 USGS Taft quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
398 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 398 fires within 5 miles of Warren (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,066 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined | 154 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 99 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0617 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | ELK HILLS |
| 7 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0546 |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | MOCAL 2 |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0788 |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0651 |
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0114 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Warren (historical): 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Pit | Fullers Earth | Producer | ||
| Fellows Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Taft Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mitchell Property | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Quality Oil Company Property | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| T. P. Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Tres Amigos Group | Uranium | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midoil | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Fellows | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Wallace Center | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Taft Heights | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Ford City | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Taft | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| South Taft | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Spellacy | 4.8 miles | 23 |
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 Q7970004 | 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 1839338. 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.










