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.
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
14 surveys from 39 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 San Gorgonio quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 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
- 1971 USGS Big Bear City quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Big Bear City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | VANDUSEN |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BOULDER |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BERTHA |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | JUNIPER |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | FURNANCE |
| 4 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 30 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | CLARK |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | VAN DUSEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 124 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Beaumont No. 2 | Gold, Germanium, Osmium | Occurrence | ||
| Blackhawk Property | Uranium, Gold, Silver | Plant | ||
| Cactus Flat | Lead, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cushenbury Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Calcium, Cement Rock | Producer | ||
| Echo | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Gold Point | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Point, Gold Button | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Independence Mine No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1955 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Cushenbury | - | 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Cushenbury | - | 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Cushenbury | - | 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Cushenbury | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doble | 4.3 miles | 39 | |
| Baldwin Lake | 6.1 miles | 39 | |
| Minnelusa | 6.3 miles | 35 | |
| Big Bear City | 6.4 miles | 39 | |
| Fawnskin | 7.4 miles | 35 | |
| Sugarloaf | 7.8 miles | 34 | |
| Big Bear Lake | 8.1 miles | 36 | |
| Woodlands | 8.1 miles | 34 |
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.













