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Las Uvas, California

48 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Ontario census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91701. The Survey maps it on the Cucamonga Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Las Uvas within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1897 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Las Uvas (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Las Uvas (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 48 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

190 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Las Uvas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,368 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined98
Arson/incendiarism30
Equipment and vehicle use29
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Natural1

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 2020Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor110 acresSan Bernardino National ForestAMETHYST
6 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBANYAN
5 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
5 September 1992Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitSUMMIT
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
29 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitROCHESTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Las Uvas (historical): 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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
Marble CanyonTungstenOccurrence
Campus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Upland Pit and MillSand 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
Grapeland0.5 miles48
Alta Loma1.4 miles41
Rancho Cucamonga1.8 miles41
North Cucamonga2.3 miles41
Etiwanda2.5 miles48
Rochester2.7 miles41
Los Olivos3.8 miles46
West End4.1 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670945. 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.