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Leon, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92394. It stands on Bell Mountain Wash. The Survey maps it on the Victorville quadrangle.

Leon 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 Leon, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Leon, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

219 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 219 fires within 5 miles of Leon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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/undetermined142
Arson/incendiarism26
Equipment and vehicle use24
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
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
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSTODDARD 3
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSTODDARD
5 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
30 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictQUARTZ
22 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSTODDARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 52 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Leon: 39 past producers, 6 prospects, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Silica, Granite. 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
CarbonateGold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, ZincPast ProducerUnderground
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast ProducerVein
ConchaGold, LeadOccurrence
Feldspar MineFeldsparPast Producer
H and P Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Riverside Cement Co. DepositLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
CarbonateSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
MillionaireSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadOccurrence
Oro Grande Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Oro Grande PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Valley High North0.8 miles24
Mojave Heights1.2 miles24
Bellevue Heights1.6 miles24
Victorville1.7 miles24
The Village1.9 miles24
Golden Mesa2.2 miles24
Desert Knolls Manor3.1 miles21
Oro Grande3.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252921. 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.