Falling Springs, California
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91702. It lies near Rockbound Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Crystal Lake quadrangle. It stands 3,957 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1901 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 94 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
17 surveys from 37 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
- 1903 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Crystal Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
260 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Falling Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37,610 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 33 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 | 65 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 60 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 166 acres | Angeles National Forest | FORK |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ROAD |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 771 acres | Glendale Fire Department | MOUNTAIN |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | WESTFORK |
| 6 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MOONEY |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | NORTH |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LOG |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LABOR |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Falling Springs (historical): 7 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Silica, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson Prospect | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Davis and Son | Silica | Producer | ||
| Davis and Son Mine | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Cole | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Cole | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cole | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Baker and Austin Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Buel and Ford Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ferguson Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Glen-Marie Placer | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs | 4.2 miles | 35 | |
| Johnson Corner | 4.6 miles | 37 | |
| Paradise Springs | 6.7 miles | 35 | |
| Old Point Comfort | 7.8 miles | 35 | |
| Mile High | 8.4 miles | 34 | |
| Big Rock Springs | 9.2 miles | 35 | |
| Largo Vista | 9.5 miles | 34 | |
| Big Pines | 9.5 miles | 38 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Falling Springs (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5432346 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656511. 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.
















