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Etiwa, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91761. It stands on East Etiwanda Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guasti quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Etiwa within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1897 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Etiwa (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Etiwa (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 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

670 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 670 fires within 5 miles of Etiwa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,357 acres in total. None started naturally. 51 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/undetermined355
Equipment and vehicle use126
Smoking66
Arson/incendiarism51
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Debris and open burning21
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Recreation and ceremony4

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 2020Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
8 September 1995Smokingunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL 15148
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,007 acresSan Bernardino National ForestRUNWAY
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionPYRITE ST / GRANITE HILL
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitHAMNER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Etiwa (historical): 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension, Feldspar, Silica. 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
Philadelphia Recycling MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed Stone DepositFeldspar, SilicaPast Producer
Glen Avon Limestone DepositMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Glen Avon QuarryMarble, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
Declezville GranuliteStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stringfellow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, 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
South Fontana1.9 miles39
Declez2.1 miles39
Rochester2.2 miles41
Southridge Village2.5 miles39
Declezville2.7 miles39
Kaiser2.7 miles39
Champagne2.9 miles41
San Sevaine (historical)3.2 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670937. 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.