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Harlem Springs, California

39 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 92346. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redlands quadrangle.

Harlem Springs 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 Harlem Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Harlem Springs, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

1,307 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,307 fires within 5 miles of Harlem Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,540 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 187 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/undetermined744
Arson/incendiarism187
Equipment and vehicle use158
Misuse of fire by a minor101
Debris and open burning35
Smoking35
Recreation and ceremony26
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSA
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Harlem Springs: 13 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension. 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
Arrowhead Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
San Bernardino PlantLimestone, DimensionProducer
Santa Ana River PitSilicaPast Producer
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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

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
Patton1.0 miles38
Highland1.0 miles38
West Highlands1.3 miles38
Molino1.6 miles38
Amber Hills1.7 miles38
North Norton1.8 miles38
Del Rosa2.1 miles38
Warm Springs2.2 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 243228. 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.