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.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 39 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS San Gorgonio quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Lucerne Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 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
- 1971 USGS Big Bear City quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Big Bear City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
392 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 173 |
| Natural | 85 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | VANDUSEN |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | RANGER |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | MAPLE |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | SAND |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BERTHA |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | IMPERIAL AV SUGARLOAF 2 |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | COUGAR |
| 4 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 104 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont No. 2 | Gold, Germanium, Osmium | Occurrence | ||
| Cactus Flat | Lead, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cushenbury Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Calcium, Cement Rock | Producer | ||
| Gail Claim | Gold, Platinum, Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Gold Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| H. L. Brown Desert View Claims | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Independence Mine No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Mohawk Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Red Canyon | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Lake | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Big Bear City | 2.9 miles | 39 | |
| Sugarloaf | 3.8 miles | 34 | |
| Woodlands | 3.9 miles | 34 | |
| Cushenbury | 4.3 miles | 39 | |
| Minnelusa | 4.4 miles | 35 | |
| Moonridge | 4.7 miles | 34 | |
| Big Bear Lake | 6.1 miles | 36 |
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.













