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Dells, California

47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Mount Baldy-Wrightwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91759. It lies near Icehouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Baldy quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Dells within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1897 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dells (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Dells (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 47 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

243 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of Dells (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,807 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 57 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
Arson/incendiarism57
Recreation and ceremony54
Equipment and vehicle use45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined37
Natural26
Smoking8
Debris and open burning6
Fireworks4
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 acreAngeles National ForestANTONIO
9 September 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHARDWOOD
9 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAngeles National ForestSUNSET
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestBARRETT
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestYUCCA
8 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestTRAILER
8 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestTOP
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSILVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Dells (historical): 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Gemstone. 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
Barrett CanyonGraphitePast Producer
Big Horn MineGemstonePast Producer
Gold Dollar MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Lytle Creek MineCopperProspect
Andrew Tungsten MineTungstenPast Producer1953, 1974, 1992
Blue Diamond MineTungsten, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Allison MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Baldora MineGold, SilverPast Producer1935
Eagle MineGold, SilverPast Producer
AllisonGoldProducer

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
Mount Baldy0.4 miles47
San Antonio Heights5.8 miles49
Scotland8.2 miles41
Lytle Creek8.3 miles33
Wrightwood8.5 miles39
Alta Loma8.6 miles41
Las Uvas (historical)9.0 miles48
Los Olivos9.0 miles46

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701194. 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.