Beeks Place, California
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Silverado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92676. It lies near Oak Flat. The Survey maps it on the Black Star Canyon quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 96 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
17 surveys from 40 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 Corona quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Black Star Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Black Star Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Black Star Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1974 USGS Black Star Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Black Star Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
200 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Beeks Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57,490 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 | 96 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | CORONA ASSIST |
| 5 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 440 acres | Cleveland National Forest | CHASE |
| 3 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Cleveland National Forest | GREEN |
| 3 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 29 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | COLT |
| 27 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Cleveland National Forest | GREEN_RIVER |
| 27 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of Beeks Place: 46 past producers, 14 prospects, 11 producers, 5 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesworth Clay Deposit | Clay, Aluminum | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sentinal Oak | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Silverado-Santa Rosa | Silver | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Corona Lead-Zinc | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Corona Lead-Zinc Mine | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson & Havens Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Canyon Deposits | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Nonhof Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Red Rock Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum (historical) | 4.9 miles | 39 | |
| Carbondale (historical) | 5.1 miles | 40 | |
| Silverado | 5.1 miles | 47 | |
| Esperanza | 7.3 miles | 43 | |
| Anaheim Hills | 7.5 miles | 46 | |
| Modjeska | 7.7 miles | 47 | |
| Orange Park Acres | 7.7 miles | 46 | |
| Cowan Heights | 7.7 miles | 46 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 269785. 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.
















