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Bryman, California

21 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 92368. The Survey maps it on the Helendale quadrangle.

Bryman within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1932 to 1982

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Bryman, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Bryman, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

41 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Bryman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,670 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use8
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
18 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictDESERT
8 August 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHALL
17 August 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
14 August 1993Arson/incendiarism80 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictMARTIN
9 July 2019Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
27 July 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSATHER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Bryman: 25 past producers, 9 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AnacoZinc, Lead, SilverOccurrenceReplacement
Apex MineGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGold
Black DiamondCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Branch MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold
CarbonateGold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, ZincPast ProducerUnderground
CarbonateSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast ProducerVein
Dewillibie DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Marshall and Davis DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marter-White DepositMicaPast 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
La Delta2.2 miles21
Silver Lakes4.9 miles21
Helendale4.9 miles21
Oro Grande5.3 miles24
Adelanto7.2 miles24
Mojave Heights7.4 miles24
Bellevue Heights8.0 miles24
Bell Mountain8.1 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BrymanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22077984The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252861. 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.