Cedar Springs, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93550. It lies near Kratka Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Waterman Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 35 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
- 1903 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Waterman Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Waterman Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,703 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 74 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ROAD |
| 9 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FLAT |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FORK |
| 6 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MOONEY |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Angeles National Forest | PLEASANT |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LOG |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Angeles National Forest | FORK |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | WILLIAMSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cedar Springs: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson Prospect | Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Springs (historical) | 4.2 miles | 37 | |
| Paradise Springs | 5.2 miles | 35 | |
| Old Point Comfort | 5.2 miles | 35 | |
| Big Rock Springs | 6.4 miles | 35 | |
| Valyermo | 6.8 miles | 35 | |
| Juniper Hills | 7.0 miles | 34 | |
| Mile High | 7.3 miles | 34 | |
| Johnson Corner | 7.6 miles | 37 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q17162823 | The 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 1660454. 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.















