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Calzona, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. The Survey maps it on the Parker NW quadrangle.

Calzona within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1911 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Calzona, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Calzona, surveyed 1911

Compare 1911 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

122 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Calzona between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,239 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined60
Debris and open burning34
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural4
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River AgencyBROWN
4 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreColorado River AgencyINDIAN SCHOOL
4 September 1995Arson/incendiarism90 acresColorado River AgencyHOLT
4 September 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresColorado River AgencyINDIANSCHO
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River AgencyBURNS
27 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreColorado River AgencyHEAD START
16 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresColorado River AgencyWEDDING DAY
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River Agency6TH GOULD

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 Calzona: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
SanburnCopperOccurrence
Morgan ClaimGold, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGold, SilverProspect

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
Big River2.7 miles22
Vidal5.3 miles18
Earp6.3 miles22
Bluewater8.0 miles22
Vidal Junction9.6 miles18
Cross Roads11.9 miles25
Parker Dam17.9 miles23
Tin Shack (historical)18.3 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252866. 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.