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Fawnskin, California

35 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 92333. It stands on Grout Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fawnskin quadrangle.

Fawnskin 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 Fawnskin, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Fawnskin, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 35 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

349 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 349 fires within 5 miles of Fawnskin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,336 acres in total. 118 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined122
Natural118
Recreation and ceremony64
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking8
Debris and open burning7
Other causes5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Arson/incendiarism2

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
9 September 1996Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestLIMA
8 September 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHANNA
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBUTLER
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestRANGER
8 September 1994Recreation and ceremony30 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
8 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERTHA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 93 workings within 5 miles of Fawnskin: 39 past producers, 30 occurrences, 12 prospects, 10 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, 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
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Gail ClaimGold, Platinum, Limestone, DimensionUnknown
GleamoGold, BerylliumProspect
Green LeadGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer1876
Independence Mine No. 1Gold, Copper, IronPast Producer1955
Scotty WilsonSilver, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Scotty Wilson MineZinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Sharpless DolomiteStoneUnknown
Silver TopSilver, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

5 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fawnskin in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 2 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2025Heavy RainFawnskin-A mesonet 2 miles SW of Big Bear reported 1.43 inches of rainfall, which fell from a storm, in a short period of time.
October 2021Debris FlowFawnskin-Both lanes of Highway 18 covered in mud reported at Big Bear Dam.
September 2014Funnel CloudFawnskin-Multiple public photos show a funnel cloud just north of Big Bear Lake.
August 2010Heavy RainFawnskin-The Fawnskin ALERT gauge in San Bernardino County recorded 1.30 inches of rain in 31 minutes between 1358 and 1429 PST on August 26th.
August 1998HailFawnskin-no account filed

Every storm 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
Boulder Bay2.0 miles36
Big Bear Lake2.3 miles36
Minnelusa2.7 miles35
Moonridge5.1 miles34
Big Bear City5.2 miles39
Seven Oaks5.8 miles36
The Pines (historical)6.1 miles36
Sugarloaf6.3 miles34

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 FawnskinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5438802The 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 271110. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.