Devil Canyon, California
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92407. It lies in Devil Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 41 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.
- 1896 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Arrowhead quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Arrowhead quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000, 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
- 1967 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS San Bernardino North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
794 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 794 fires within 5 miles of Devil Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98,452 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 73 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 | 370 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 46 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Other causes | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
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 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | DRY GULCH |
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | OLD MILL |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BEN CANYON |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BASIL |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | WALKER |
| 5 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | TENCY SERIES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Devil Canyon: 6 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps. | Tin, Tungsten, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Devil S Canyon | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devil's Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dolomite Ridge Placer | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Lytle Creek Pit A | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Quarry Nos. 1 and 2 | Gold, Silver, Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Lytle Creek Pit B | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Triangle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Triangle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Heights | 1.0 miles | 41 | |
| Serrano Village | 1.4 miles | 41 | |
| Verdemont | 1.9 miles | 41 | |
| Arrowhead Farms | 2.4 miles | 41 | |
| Valley View Park | 2.9 miles | 41 | |
| Muscoy | 3.1 miles | 41 | |
| Skyland | 3.5 miles | 41 | |
| Cedarpines Park | 3.6 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 276772. 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.



















