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Crafton, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92359. It lies near Sand Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Yucaipa quadrangle. It stands 1,755 feet above sea level.

Crafton within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Crafton, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Crafton, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

On record in Crafton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 36 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

823 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 823 fires within 5 miles of Crafton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,487 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 91 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/undetermined335
Equipment and vehicle use197
Arson/incendiarism91
Misuse of fire by a minor87
Smoking48
Debris and open burning28
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Recreation and ceremony10
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitVALLEY VIEW MHP YUCAIPA_C
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCONE
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSA
9 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance293 acresSan Bernardino UnitCANYON
8 September 2012Natural57 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictGREENSPOT
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitWEST BOUND
6 September 2008Other causes125 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictGARNET
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitEMERALD AV / NEWPORT AV 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Crafton: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Plunge Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RedlandsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Mentone0.8 miles39
Warner1.3 miles39
Greenspot (historical)1.7 miles36
University Village2.1 miles39
Browns (historical)2.3 miles39
Dunlap Acres2.3 miles36
Redlands Heights2.8 miles39
Plymouth Village3.0 miles39

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.

Wikipedia article on CraftonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5180552The 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 252875. 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.