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Devore, 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 Cajon Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Devore quadrangle.

Devore within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Devore, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Devore, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 41 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

721 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 721 fires within 5 miles of Devore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,972 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined278
Equipment and vehicle use267
Arson/incendiarism70
Railroad operations and maintenance26
Recreation and ceremony16
Smoking16
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Other causes6
Natural6
Fireworks4
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestFEDEX
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMATHEWS
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBEN CANYON
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHEROES
7 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVIDER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Devore: 5 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Talc-Soapstone. 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
Bob Cat LodeCopper, Gold, ZincProspect
Deer Tick Nos. 1-8Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, MicaUnknown
Lytle Creek Pit BSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Marble Heart Consolidated PlacerLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
White QueenLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Martin Quartz ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Sierra De Oro ProspectGold, SilverProspect
St. JosephGold, SilverProspect
Loving ProspectGoldProspect

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

34 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Devore in 34 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 15 flash flood, 7 heavy rain, 5 flood, 4 wildfire. The reports record 2 deaths and 9 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2003Flash FloodDevore2 killed, 5 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
June 2002WildfireDevore3 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
February 1999WildfireDevore1 hurt, $60,000no account filed
January 2005Heavy RainDevore$70,000,000no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodDevore$75,000no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodDevore$75,000no account filed
October 2004Flash FloodDevore$50,000A large mud and rock slide inundated Greenwood Avenue, leaving behind a huge mess which included trees, large rocks, and mud. Some vehicles were burried in a couple feet of mud, and area homes sustained damage from the flow.
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$40,000no account filed
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$35,000no account filed
January 2017Flash FloodDevore$25,000Excessive rain induced flash flooding in the Cajon Wash. A swift water rescue was conducted to pull 2 people from the wash near Swarthout Canyon Road. Further south along the wash, San Bernardino County Public Works closed Glen Helen Pkwy. from Glen Helen Rd. to Cajon Blvd. for an extended period.
October 2004Flash FloodDevore$25,000Heavy rains in the foothills and mountains washed a large quantity of water and mud across all lanes of interstate 215 near the 15 merge. The interstate had to be closed for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess.
March 2005Flash FloodDevore$20,000A mudslide deposited 7 inches of mud across Greenwood Avenue in Devore, and flash flooding was reported in Lytle Creek a short time later. One woman had to be rescued after her car was swept off the road and into a wash in Chino.
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$20,000no account filed
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$15,000no account filed
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$15,000no account filed
February 2004Flash FloodDevore$10,000no account filed
March 2012FloodDevore$1,000Heavy rain of approximately 2.5 inches within 3-4 hours at Lytle Creek resulted in the creek running near bank-full. Upstream, the creek was 2-3 feet deep and 25 feet wide. The rise in the creek resulted in the partial wash-out of a dirt road leading to the Green Mountain Ranch Resort.
February 2025Heavy RainDevore-Mesonet station GLHC1 1.5 S Devore reported a total precipitation of 4.77 inches.
February 2025Heavy RainDevore-Mesonet station GLHC1 Glen Helen Co. Park reported a 2-day rainfall of 3.47 inches.
February 2025FloodDevore-Received a report of flooded roadway.
February 2025Heavy RainDevore-Mesonet station DVOC1 Devore reported a 2-day rainfall of 4.18 inches.
December 2025Flash FloodDevore-Portions of Glen Helen Parkway and a nearby construction site near the entrance of Cajon pass in northern Rialto had been overwhelmed with floodwaters. Levee break out of the Cajon wash led to the closure of the road, washing objects away, and nearly toppling a truck trailer. 4 to 8 inches of rain fell upstream in the 6 hours prior.
February 2024Heavy RainDevore-Back-to-back atmospheric river events impacted San Bernardino County starting early on February 4th, with weather impacts occurring through much of the week, and finally ending on February 9th. Much of the lower elevations in San Bernardino County received anywhere from 5-10 inches of rainfall. Some notable localized higher totals include 15.48 of rain at the Lytle Creek (MFLC1) observation site, 12.40 at the Deer Creek Dam (DECC1) site, 11.42 at the Glen Helen Reg Park (GLHC1) site, and 10.13 at the Devore Fire Station (DVEC1) site. Less rain fell in the Apple and Lucerne Valley regions, generally on the order of 1.50-4.00 inches. Localized higher totals of 5.44 occurred near Pioneertown (PWNC1).
January 2023FloodDevore-Heavy rainfall occurred across the San Bernardino County Mountains (west of the Cajon Pass) from January 9-10. Mesonet stations reported 4.6 inches (DVOC1 Devore) to 6.59 inches (MFLC1 Lytle Creek) in the previous 24 hours, with rain amounts as high as 9.50 inches at the top of Lytle Creek Canyon. Several flood reports were received:||The Department of Highways reported a road closure at Glen Helen Parkway due to flooding and debris. Broadcast media report of fast flowing water over Lytle Creek Road, flowing over the culvert.
February 2023Debris FlowDevore-The Department of Highways reported a vehicle stuck in mud on Cleghorn Road off of SR-1138. Search and rescue in place at midnight.
March 2022Heavy RainDevore-SKYWARN weather spotter reported storm total rainfall of 1.65 inches.
September 2022Flash FloodDevore-Heavy rain from residual moisture associated with Tropical Cyclone Kay occurred across northern portions of the Inland Empire, leading to multiple instances of flash flooding. Flash flooding was reported by a trained spotter on University Parkway and Kendall Drive near Devore, with one foot of water covering the roadway. Farther south toward Rialto, flooding occurred across all lanes on I-215 northbound. Flooding was also reported near San Bernardino across all lanes from University Parkway to Mount Vernon Ave.
December 2021Heavy RainDevore-Mesonet DVOC1 reports 6.19 inches of rain in past 24 hours.
December 2014FloodDevore-CHP reported Glen Helen Parkway closed due to flooding from heavy rain.
August 2005HailDevore-no account filed
September 2005LightningDevore-no account filed
August 2003WildfireDevore-no account filed
June 2002WildfireDevore-no account filed
January 2001FloodDevore-no account filed

Every storm 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
Devore Heights1.6 miles41
Verdemont2.4 miles41
Nealeys Corner2.8 miles41
University Heights2.9 miles41
Keenbrook3.7 miles41
Devil Canyon3.9 miles41
Sierra Heights4.0 miles41
Cedarpines Park4.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 270868. 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.