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Fredalba, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92382. The Survey maps it on the Harrison Mountain quadrangle.

Fredalba within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fredalba, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Fredalba, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 38 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

431 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 431 fires within 5 miles of Fredalba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72,239 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined172
Equipment and vehicle use71
Natural37
Other causes32
Recreation and ceremony31
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Arson/incendiarism27
Smoking18
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Debris and open burning3
Firearms and explosives use3
Fireworks2

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionEMERALD
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestWAGON WHEEL
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDEEP
8 September 1992Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHENANDOAH
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSNOW
6 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCRAB
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fredalba: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Heaps Peak 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
Smiley Park0.3 miles38
Running Springs1.3 miles35
Arrowbear Lake2.7 miles35
Skyforest3.4 miles38
Green Valley Lake4.0 miles35
Cedar Glen4.0 miles32
Crest Park4.1 miles38
Meadowbrook Woods4.3 miles38

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.

Wikidata item Q122551873The 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 1660653. 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.