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Minnelusa, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92314. It lies in Minnelusa Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fawnskin quadrangle.

Minnelusa within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Minnelusa, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Minnelusa, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

486 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 486 fires within 5 miles of Minnelusa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,159 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined207
Natural120
Recreation and ceremony73
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Smoking14
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Other causes10
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks2

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 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestVANDUSEN
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestRANGER
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMAPLE
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSAND
8 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBERTHA
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitIMPERIAL AV SUGARLOAF 2
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCOUGAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 96 workings within 5 miles of Minnelusa: 39 past producers, 35 occurrences, 11 unknowns, 10 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Iron, Uranium. 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
Beaumont No. 2Gold, Germanium, OsmiumOccurrence
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Gail ClaimGold, Platinum, Limestone, DimensionUnknown
GleamoGold, BerylliumProspect
Gold Mountain Quartz QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Grout Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Independence Mine No. 1Gold, Copper, IronPast Producer1955
Scotty WilsonSilver, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Sharpless DolomiteStoneUnknown
Silver TopSilver, LeadPast 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
Big Bear Lake1.8 miles36
Big Bear City2.5 miles39
Fawnskin2.7 miles35
Moonridge2.9 miles34
Boulder Bay3.4 miles36
Sugarloaf3.7 miles34
Doble4.4 miles39
Woodlands5.0 miles34

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 Q122564860The 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 1667137. 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.