BlockBefore

Cedar Springs, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92345. It lies near Sawpit Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Silverwood Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cedar Springs within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cedar Springs (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cedar Springs (historical), surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 32 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

379 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 379 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,196 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined175
Equipment and vehicle use58
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Arson/incendiarism30
Smoking16
Recreation and ceremony15
Other causes14
Debris and open burning12
Natural10
Fireworks7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSEELEY
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestOLD MILL
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCEDAR 2
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBASIL
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestPILOT
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSILVERWOOD #4
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Springs (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Limestone, General, Gemstone. 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
Hornblende PegmatiteGemstoneOccurrence
Marble Heart Consolidated PlacerLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Red FoxMercuryOccurrence
Red FoxMercuryUnknown

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
Cedarpines Park2.3 miles32
Valley of Enchantment3.0 miles41
Valley View Park3.6 miles41
Crestline3.8 miles41
Skyland4.3 miles41
Arrowhead Highlands5.3 miles41
Devore Heights5.4 miles41
Lugo5.8 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702007. 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.