Devore Heights, 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 near Kimbark Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Devore 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
19 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 Devore quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Devore quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Devore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 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 Devore quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Devore quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
757 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 757 fires within 5 miles of Devore Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65,057 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 70 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 285 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | FEDEX |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | MATHEWS |
| 9 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HOG |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HEROES |
| 7 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | DIVIDER |
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | RALPH |
| 6 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Devore Heights: 6 prospects, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cat Lode | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Deer Tick Nos. 1-8 | Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, Mica | Unknown | ||
| Flying W Ranch Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lytle Creek Pit B | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Heart Consolidated Placer | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Salamander | REE | Occurrence | ||
| White Queen | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Bonita Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Martin Quartz Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Sierra De Oro Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devore | 1.6 miles | 41 | |
| Keenbrook | 2.4 miles | 41 | |
| Cosy Dell | 3.5 miles | 32 | |
| Nealeys Corner | 3.7 miles | 41 | |
| Verdemont | 4.0 miles | 41 | |
| University Heights | 4.3 miles | 41 | |
| Scotland | 4.4 miles | 41 | |
| Lytle Creek | 4.7 miles | 33 |
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 Q122590513 | 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 270869. 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.


















