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Doble, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92314. It lies near Gold Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Big Bear City quadrangle.

Doble within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Doble, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Doble, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 39 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

392 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 392 fires within 5 miles of Doble between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,706 acres in total. 85 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined173
Natural85
Recreation and ceremony44
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism17
Smoking11
Debris and open burning11
Other causes6
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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 acreSan Bernardino National ForestVANDUSEN
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestRANGER
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMAPLE
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSAND
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERTHA
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitIMPERIAL AV SUGARLOAF 2
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCOUGAR
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestPARK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 104 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 104 workings within 5 miles of Doble: 46 past producers, 35 occurrences, 12 prospects, 7 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Limestone, General. 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
Beaumont No. 2Gold, Germanium, OsmiumOccurrence
Cactus FlatLead, Copper, SilverProspect
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Cushenbury Cement PlantLimestone, General, Calcium, Cement RockProducer
Gail ClaimGold, Platinum, Limestone, DimensionUnknown
Gold Hill MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
H. L. Brown Desert View ClaimsBerylliumProspect
Independence Mine No. 1Gold, Copper, IronPast Producer1955
Mohawk GroupLead, Zinc, Silver, Iron, CopperPast ProducerVein
Red CanyonMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar

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
Baldwin Lake1.9 miles39
Big Bear City2.9 miles39
Sugarloaf3.8 miles34
Woodlands3.9 miles34
Cushenbury4.3 miles39
Minnelusa4.4 miles35
Moonridge4.7 miles34
Big Bear Lake6.1 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 270883. 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.