Bellevue Heights, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92394. It stands on Bell Mountain Wash. The Survey maps it on the Victorville quadrangle.
Then and now
1932 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1956 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Bellevue Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 499 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 | 127 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | STODDARD 3 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | STODDARD |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 4 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | BELL |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Bellevue Heights: 45 past producers, 10 prospects, 5 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Copper, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwood Clay Deposits | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Black Diamond | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Carbonate | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Concha | Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Mountain | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| H and P Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Oro Grande Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Riverside Cement Co. Deposit | Limestone, General, Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Desert Knolls Manor | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Valley High North | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mojave Heights | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Victorville | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Desert Knolls | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| The Village | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Oro Grande | 3.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841566. 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.










