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Angelus Oaks, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92305. It lies near Constance Peak. The Survey maps it on the Big Bear Lake quadrangle. It stands 5,800 feet above sea level.

Angelus Oaks within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Angelus Oaks, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Angelus Oaks, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 36 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

222 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Angelus Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52,635 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 20 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
Natural58
Missing data/not specified/undetermined50
Equipment and vehicle use38
Recreation and ceremony36
Arson/incendiarism20
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Debris and open burning5
Smoking3
Fireworks2
Other causes2

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
9 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestGREEN
8 September 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHAMMONS
6 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSUGARLOAF#2
30 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestLOOKOUT
3 September 2006Natural1.5 acresSan Bernardino National ForestANDERSON
28 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestLOOKOUT
26 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined130 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Angelus Oaks: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, Gold. 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
Mountain Home ProspectGoldProspect
Thirsty King ProspectUraniumProspect
Mentone SandstoneFlagstonePast Producer
Mentone SandstoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
So. Calif. SandstoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Southern California SandstoneFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Glen Martin0.2 miles36
Pinezanita2.0 miles36
Mountain Home Village3.2 miles33
Seven Oaks4.6 miles36
The Pines (historical)4.9 miles36
Forest Falls5.2 miles33
North Bench6.3 miles36
Boulder Bay6.8 miles36

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 Angelus OaksAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3478145The 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 1660423. 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.