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Grandview, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92311. The Survey maps it on the Barstow quadrangle.

Grandview 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 Grandview, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Grandview, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Grandview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined32
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
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
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
14 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 August 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 August 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder 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 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Grandview: 15 prospects, 9 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Copper. 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
Best Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bill Mann QuarryVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Hinkley Limestone DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Hoosier & MissouriGold, Copper, Silver, LeadProspect
Pacific Coast Mill and Mining Co.Gold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Parker MillTungstenPast Producer
Unnamed AditGold, Barium-BariteProspect
Unnamed ProspectCalciumProspect
Unnamed ProspectPumiceProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, Barium-Barite, ZincProspect

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
Lenwood0.9 miles21
Mace (historical)1.7 miles21
Hutt2.1 miles21
Barstow Heights3.0 miles18
Barstow4.5 miles21
Irwin Estates4.7 miles21
North Barstow5.0 miles21
Skyline North5.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660693. 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.