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Cushenbury, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in Cushenbury Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Big Bear City quadrangle.

Cushenbury 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 Cushenbury, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Cushenbury, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

126 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Cushenbury between 1992 and 2020, burning about 435 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 4 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
Natural55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined40
Recreation and ceremony11
Equipment and vehicle use11
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestVANDUSEN
8 September 1995Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBOULDER
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERTHA
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictJUNIPER
5 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestFURNANCE
4 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
30 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCLARK
24 September 2012Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestVAN DUSEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 124 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 124 workings within 5 miles of Cushenbury: 57 past producers, 41 occurrences, 12 prospects, 8 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Silver, Lead. 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
AviationLead, Copper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Beaumont No. 2Gold, Germanium, OsmiumOccurrence
Blackhawk PropertyUranium, Gold, SilverPlant
Cactus FlatLead, Copper, SilverProspect
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Cushenbury Cement PlantLimestone, General, Calcium, Cement RockProducer
EchoManganeseProspect
Gold PointSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Gold Point, Gold ButtonGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, ManganesePast ProducerGold
Independence Mine No. 1Gold, Copper, IronPast Producer1955

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

4 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cushenbury in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2025Heavy RainCushenbury-Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of around a half of an inch an hour, and hail up to 0.25 inches in diameter mixed in, with ponding occurring in the backyard.
August 2013Flash FloodCushenbury-A spotter reported major flooding in dry washes and debris removal required on Highway 18 towards Big Bear at intersection of Camp Rock Road. The water was as deep as 2 feet in places. Another spotter reported water over another spot along Highway 18, estimated to be 50ft wide and more than 2 feet deep, with flow carrying boulders across the road. Up the mountain west of these locations, a spotter recorded a little over one inch of rain in 20 minutes and approximately 3 inches of water over some roadways.
August 2013Flash FloodCushenbury-A spotter called to report street flooding near the intersection of Old Woman Springs Road (Highway 247) and Locust Street. Locust Street was impassable with 1 foot of water estimated to be flowing over the road. California Highway Patrol reported flooding with debris on the road along highway 247 at Midway Avenue.
August 2010Flash FloodCushenbury-A spotter reported 1.73 inches of rain fell between 1400 and 1530 PST on August 26th. The heavy rain flooded Highways 18 and 247 with 2 to 3 feet of water over the roadways.Two swift water rescues were performed, including three people in a car who got washed away, but were saved.

Every storm 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
Doble4.3 miles39
Baldwin Lake6.1 miles39
Minnelusa6.3 miles35
Big Bear City6.4 miles39
Fawnskin7.4 miles35
Sugarloaf7.8 miles34
Big Bear Lake8.1 miles36
Woodlands8.1 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660528. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.