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.
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 35 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 Fawnskin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Fawnskin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
349 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 122 |
| Natural | 118 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | LIMA |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | HANNA |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BUTLER |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | RANGER |
| 8 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 8 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | BERTHA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 93 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont No. 2 | Gold, Germanium, Osmium | Occurrence | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gail Claim | Gold, Platinum, Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Gleamo | Gold, Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Green Lead | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Independence Mine No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Scotty Wilson | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Scotty Wilson Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sharpless Dolomite | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Silver Top | Silver, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Fawnskin | - | 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 2021 | Debris Flow | Fawnskin | - | Both lanes of Highway 18 covered in mud reported at Big Bear Dam. |
| September 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Fawnskin | - | Multiple public photos show a funnel cloud just north of Big Bear Lake. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Fawnskin | - | 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 1998 | Hail | Fawnskin | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Bay | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Big Bear Lake | 2.3 miles | 36 | |
| Minnelusa | 2.7 miles | 35 | |
| Moonridge | 5.1 miles | 34 | |
| Big Bear City | 5.2 miles | 39 | |
| Seven Oaks | 5.8 miles | 36 | |
| The Pines (historical) | 6.1 miles | 36 | |
| Sugarloaf | 6.3 miles | 34 |
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 Fawnskin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5438802 | 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 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.













