Frost, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92395. It stands on Desert Knolls Wash. The Survey maps it on the Victorville quadrangle.
Then and now
1932 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1956 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
358 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 358 fires within 5 miles of Frost between 1992 and 2020, burning about 552 acres in total. None started naturally. 45 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 | 245 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | STODDARD |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BOLDING |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Frost: 15 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Limestone, General, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concha | Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Eureka | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| H and P Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Martre White Pit and Mill | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Millionaire | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Victorville Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| White Lime Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lif Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Victorite Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greentree East | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Desert Knolls | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Valley Lake | 1.3 miles | 29 | |
| Victorville | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Thorn | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Valley High North | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Sunset Hills | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Desert Knolls Manor | 3.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660656. 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.










