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Crestmore, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92316. The Survey maps it on the Fontana quadrangle.

Crestmore within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Crestmore, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Crestmore, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 39 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

1,396 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,396 fires within 5 miles of Crestmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,010 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 188 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/undetermined749
Equipment and vehicle use229
Arson/incendiarism188
Misuse of fire by a minor107
Smoking71
Debris and open burning27
Recreation and ceremony14
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Natural2

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSKYLOFT DR JRPV
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitTYROLITE ST / MISSION BL
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
8 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL FIRE
8 September 1995Smokingunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE 1497
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL 15020
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Crestmore: 23 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension. 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
Colton Cement PlantLimestone, General, Calcium, Cement RockProducer
Crestmore QuarryCement Rock, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ormand QuarryGraniteProducerSurface
Rubidoux Hill QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Slover Mountain QuarryCalcium, Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Stone & Alexander QuarryFeldspar, SilicaPast Producer
Hancock's Brick YardClayPast Producer
Riverside Cement CompanyLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Jensen's QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Jensens QuarryMarble, DimensionProducerMetamorphic

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
Bloomington1.8 miles39
Ailsa (historical)2.6 miles39
West Colton2.8 miles38
Fontana3.9 miles39
San Sevaine (historical)3.9 miles39
Grand Terrace4.4 miles38
Rialto4.5 miles38
Declezville4.5 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656470. 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.