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Mariana Ranchos, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92308. The Survey maps it on the Apple Valley South quadrangle.

Mariana Ranchos within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mariana Ranchos, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Mariana Ranchos, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 35 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

272 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Mariana Ranchos between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,652 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined131
Equipment and vehicle use36
Natural28
Arson/incendiarism25
Debris and open burning21
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes3
Fireworks1
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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSPRINGS
9 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictRYELAND
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitSAGEBRUSH
9 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitASSIST
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitVIENTO
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mariana Ranchos: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Magnesite, Dolomite. 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
EleanorGoldOccurrence
Lif PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lytle CreekCopperOccurrence
Ord Mountains DolomiteMagnesite, DolomiteOccurrence

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
Ranchos del Oro2.5 miles35
Apple Valley Highlands2.5 miles35
Cotners Corner3.5 miles35
Lone Wolf Colony3.9 miles35
The Mesa4.5 miles29
Sunset Hills5.1 miles35
Apple Valley5.3 miles21
Arrowhead Equestrian Estates5.4 miles32

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 Q122566459The 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 1841747. 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.