Desert Knolls Manor, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92307. It lies near Catholic Hill. The Survey maps it on the Apple Valley North quadrangle.
Then and now
1932 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Apple Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Apple Valley North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Desert Knolls Manor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 468 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | STODDARD 3 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | STODDARD |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | BELL |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Desert Knolls Manor: 22 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Granite, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concha | Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Mountain | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| H and P Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Martre White Pit and Mill | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Millionaire | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Riverside Cement Co. Deposit | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Victorville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Victorville Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Blue Jacket | Silver, Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Knolls | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Bellevue Heights | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Victorville | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Leon | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Frost | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Valley High North | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Greentree East | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Sunset Hills | 4.1 miles | 35 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122554057 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841642. 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.










