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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.

Frost within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1932 to 1982

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Frost, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Frost, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

358 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined245
Arson/incendiarism45
Equipment and vehicle use22
Smoking16
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Debris and open burning12
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSTODDARD
5 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
4 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBOLDING
30 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ConchaGold, LeadOccurrence
EurekaCopper, GoldProspect
Feldspar MineFeldsparPast Producer
H and P Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Martre White Pit and MillSilicaPast Producer
MillionaireSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadOccurrence
Victorville PlantCalciumProducer
White Lime Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lif PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Victorite QuarryTalc-SoapstonePast 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
Greentree East0.8 miles24
Desert Knolls1.1 miles24
Spring Valley Lake1.3 miles29
Victorville1.9 miles24
Thorn2.4 miles29
Valley High North3.0 miles24
Sunset Hills3.1 miles35
Desert Knolls Manor3.2 miles21

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.