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.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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
- 1902 USGS Hesperia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Hesperia quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Cajon quadrangle1:24000, 8 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
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Cajon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
866 since 1992Regional 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 use | 376 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 278 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 39 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | OVERPASS |
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | FEDEX |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | MATHEWS |
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | ARIZONA |
| 9 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HOG |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | LYTLE |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HEROES |
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | THIRTY-EIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Tick Nos. 1-8 | Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, Mica | Unknown | ||
| Flying W Ranch Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Marble Heart Consolidated Placer | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Salamander | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Smith Family Mining Claim | Gold, Graphite, Clay | Unknown | ||
| White Queen | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Red Fox | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Red Fox | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Applejack 1 & 2 | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bonita Prospect | Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cajon | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Keenbrook | 2.0 miles | 41 | |
| Cajon Junction | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Lytle Creek | 2.8 miles | 33 | |
| Scotland | 3.5 miles | 41 | |
| Devore Heights | 3.5 miles | 41 | |
| Alray | 3.7 miles | 32 | |
| Summit Terrace | 4.9 miles | 32 |
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.












