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Arrowhead Springs, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92385. It lies near Coldwater Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.

Arrowhead Springs within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Arrowhead Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Arrowhead Springs, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 41 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

1,092 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,092 fires within 5 miles of Arrowhead Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103,332 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 138 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/undetermined583
Equipment and vehicle use153
Arson/incendiarism138
Misuse of fire by a minor81
Smoking32
Recreation and ceremony24
Debris and open burning21
Natural21
Other causes19
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Fireworks6
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFERN DR TWIN_PEAKS
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 2
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSEELEY
8 September 1999Other causes1.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestSPYGLASS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Arrowhead Springs: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Arrowhead Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps.Tin, Tungsten, ManganeseProspect
Carmine ClaimGraniteUnknown
Devil's CanyonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Keystone and Lucky JimFeldspar, Mica, SilicaPast Producer
Old Quarry Nos. 1 and 2Gold, Silver, Limestone, DimensionProspect
Devil S CanyonLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Dolomite Ridge PlacerLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer

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
Arrowhead Farms2.4 miles41
Del Rosa2.8 miles38
Valencia2.8 miles41
Arrowhead Highlands3.0 miles41
Arrowhead3.0 miles41
Serrano Village3.2 miles41
Skyland3.5 miles41
Rimforest3.5 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660270. 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.