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Hawes, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. The Survey maps it on the Twelve Gauge Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hawes 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 Hawes (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Hawes (historical), surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Hawes (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
19 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
11 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCART
5 July 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
5 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
3 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
4 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
3 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCARBONRAIL
15 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot 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 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Hawes (historical): 11 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Feldspar, Thorium. 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
Unknown Skarn OccurrenceGold, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed MineFeldsparProspect
Unnamed MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed ShaftThorium, UraniumProspect
Unnamed MineClayPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectClayProspect
Unamed Shaft, Adit and ProspectsGoldProspect
Unnamed Placer ProspectsGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect

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
Eads (historical)4.5 miles19
Lockhart5.5 miles20
Kramer Hills (historical)5.7 miles17
Jimgrey6.1 miles17
Hinkley8.7 miles19
Kramer Junction10.1 miles16
Wild Crossing12.0 miles18
Johnstons Corner12.3 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1839698. 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.