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Cosy Dell, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Mount Baldy-Wrightwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92407. It lies near Cleghorn Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cajon quadrangle.

Cosy Dell 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 Cosy Dell, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cosy Dell, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

866 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 866 fires within 5 miles of Cosy Dell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72,634 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 58 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
Equipment and vehicle use376
Missing data/not specified/undetermined278
Arson/incendiarism58
Recreation and ceremony39
Railroad operations and maintenance39
Smoking19
Natural14
Debris and open burning14
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Fireworks7
Other causes2

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 2011Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestOVERPASS
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestFEDEX
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMATHEWS
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestARIZONA
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestLYTLE
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHEROES
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestTHIRTY-EIGHT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cosy Dell: 6 prospects, 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Graphite, Clay. 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
Deer Tick Nos. 1-8Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, MicaUnknown
Flying W Ranch ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
Marble Heart Consolidated PlacerLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
SalamanderREEOccurrence
Smith Family Mining ClaimGold, Graphite, ClayUnknown
White QueenLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Red FoxMercuryOccurrence
Red FoxMercuryUnknown
Applejack 1 & 2SilverProspect
Bonita 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
Cajon1.4 miles32
Keenbrook2.0 miles41
Cajon Junction2.5 miles32
Lytle Creek2.8 miles33
Scotland3.5 miles41
Devore Heights3.5 miles41
Alray3.7 miles32
Summit Terrace4.9 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660517. 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.