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Lanfair, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Grotto Hills quadrangle.

Lanfair within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1910 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lanfair, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Lanfair, surveyed 1910

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 26 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

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Lanfair between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,912 acres in total. 21 started naturally. None was 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
Natural21
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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 2011Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveROUND
19 September 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitB & M
5 August 1993Natural20 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictLANFAIR 3
5 August 1993Natural25 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictLANFAIR 2
5 August 1993Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLANFAIR 5
26 August 2011Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRUBY
23 August 2006Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveLANFAIR#3
23 August 2006Naturalunder an acreMojave National PreserveLANFAIR#4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lanfair: 6 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Limestone, General. 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
ScandoGold, Lead, SilverProspect
ComincoGold, SilverProspect
Maggies DreamLimestone, GeneralProspect
Unnamed ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Unnamed ProspectLimestone, GeneralProspect
American FlagGold, CopperProspect
True Blue MineGold, CopperPast Producer
UnnamedGold, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
ScandoGoldPast ProducerGold
True BlueGoldPast ProducerGold

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
Fort Piute (historical)10.5 miles31
Barnwell11.9 miles26
Hart (historical)12.0 miles27
Vanderbilt14.6 miles27
Brant15.1 miles27
Thomas Place15.3 miles27
Goffs15.6 miles18
Ivanpah16.3 miles27

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122541099The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660890. 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.