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.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 36 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS San Gorgonio quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Gorgonio Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | GREEN |
| 8 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | HAMMONS |
| 6 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SUGARLOAF#2 |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | LOOKOUT |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | ANDERSON |
| 28 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | LOOKOUT |
| 26 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Thirsty King Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Mentone Sandstone | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Mentone Sandstone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| So. Calif. Sandstone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southern California Sandstone | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Martin | 0.2 miles | 36 | |
| Pinezanita | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Mountain Home Village | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Seven Oaks | 4.6 miles | 36 | |
| The Pines (historical) | 4.9 miles | 36 | |
| Forest Falls | 5.2 miles | 33 | |
| North Bench | 6.3 miles | 36 | |
| Boulder Bay | 6.8 miles | 36 |
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 Oaks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478145 | 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 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.












