BlockBefore

Cronise, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92309. The Survey maps it on the Cave Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cronise within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1933 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cronise (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cronise (historical), surveyed 1933

Compare 1933 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

17 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Cronise (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism1

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRASOR
18 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictTRUCK
8 July 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictBORNSTEIN
23 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictZZYZX
21 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
11 July 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWINKLE
3 June 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRAZOR
21 June 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRAZOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Cronise (historical): 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Copper. 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
Cave CanyonIron, CopperOccurrenceReplacement
Cave Mountain GroupUraniumOccurrence
CroneseIron, Titanium, Metal, CopperPast ProducerReplacement
Cronese Mud MineBentoniteOccurrenceMontmorillonite
Desert Minerals Company, Dunn MillClay, Talc-SoapstoneProducer
UnnamedGold, Copper, IronPast Producer
Unnamed Mica ProspectMicaProspect
Cave Canyon DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cronese MudClayPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast 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
Cronese Valley1.1 miles24
Beacon Station3.6 miles20
Baxter (historical)5.1 miles24
Basin5.1 miles24
King (historical)6.0 miles22
Crucero7.4 miles22
Afton7.9 miles23
Zzyzx9.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1951487. 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.