Boys Republic, California
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Ontario census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91709. It lies near Carbon Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Prado Dam quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 39 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
- 1933 USGS Prado quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Prado quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Corona quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Prado Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Prado Dam 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 Prado Dam quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
289 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Boys Republic between 1992 and 2020, burning about 789 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 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 | 168 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | ROCKET |
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | PALERMO |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Boys Republic: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Chino Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pomona Brick Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Hills | 1.8 miles | 43 | |
| Los Serranos | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Chino | 2.2 miles | 43 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 4.4 miles | 43 | |
| Narod | 4.7 miles | 43 | |
| Sunsweet | 4.8 miles | 43 | |
| Montclair | 5.9 miles | 43 | |
| Ontario | 6.0 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660368. 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.
















