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Eads, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92347. The Survey maps it on the Twelve Gauge Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eads within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1932 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eads (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Eads (historical), surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 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

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Eads (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictWASH
19 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
11 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCART
10 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestNEST
5 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
4 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
21 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use110 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBRUSH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Eads (historical): 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Hoosier and MissouriGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerVein
Lynx Cat Mountain QuarryGranitePast Producer
P and R PlacerGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectClayProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectsLimestone, GeneralProspect
Unnamed ProspectsLimestone, GeneralProspect
Hinkley DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Hinkley4.3 miles19
Hawes (historical)4.5 miles19
Lockhart5.5 miles20
Mace (historical)9.2 miles21
Johnstons Corner9.6 miles19
Grandview9.9 miles21
Hodge10.1 miles19
Kramer Hills (historical)10.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1839692. 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.