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Baxter, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies near Afton Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cave Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Baxter within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1933 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Baxter (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Baxter (historical), surveyed 1933

Compare 1933 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

6 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Baxter (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Equipment and vehicle use3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Debris and open burning1

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRASOR
18 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictTRUCK
21 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 June 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBASIN
27 May 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitEASTER
14 January 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictTREE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Baxter (historical): 11 past producers, 10 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Manganese, Copper. 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
Cave Mountain GroupUraniumOccurrence
Cronese Mud MineBentoniteOccurrenceMontmorillonite
MassenBarium-BariteOccurrence
UnnamedGold, Copper, IronPast Producer
Unnamed Fluospar ProspectFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Unnamed Mica ProspectMicaProspect
Unnamed OccurrenceSemiprecious GemstoneOccurrence
BasinSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cave Canyon DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marble PlacerLimestone, GeneralOccurrence

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
Basin0.3 miles24
Cronese Valley4.0 miles24
King (historical)4.4 miles22
Afton4.8 miles23
Cronise (historical)5.1 miles24
Crucero6.6 miles22
New Dunn7.3 miles23
Beacon Station7.5 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1951485. 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.