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Greenspot, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92359. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yucaipa quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Greenspot 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 Greenspot (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Greenspot (historical), surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

On record in Greenspot

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 36 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

707 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 707 fires within 5 miles of Greenspot (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,532 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 82 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/undetermined278
Equipment and vehicle use171
Arson/incendiarism82
Misuse of fire by a minor72
Smoking37
Debris and open burning21
Recreation and ceremony16
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2012Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCONE
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSA
8 September 2012Natural57 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictGREENSPOT
8 September 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHAMMONS
6 September 2008Other causes125 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictGARNET
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitEMERALD AV / NEWPORT AV 2
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
4 September 1998Natural2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictOPAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Greenspot (historical): 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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
Mentone SandstoneFlagstonePast Producer
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Plunge Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RedlandsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Browns (historical)1.6 miles39
Mentone1.7 miles39
Crafton1.7 miles36
Warner2.6 miles39
University Village3.0 miles39
East Highlands3.6 miles39
Dunlap Acres3.8 miles36
Lugonia Homes3.9 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670941. 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.