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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.

Boys Republic within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1983

The 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 sheet of Boys Republic, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Boys Republic, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 39 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

289 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined168
Equipment and vehicle use47
Arson/incendiarism29
Smoking21
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Debris and open burning7
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitROCKET
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitPALERMO
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ElmiraGoldPast Producer
Chino PlantClayProducer
Pomona Brick Co.ClayPast Producer

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
Chino Hills1.8 miles43
Los Serranos1.9 miles39
Chino2.2 miles43
Sleepy Hollow4.4 miles43
Narod4.7 miles43
Sunsweet4.8 miles43
Montclair5.9 miles43
Ontario6.0 miles43

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.