Mound City, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92354. It stands on San Timoteo Wash. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1896 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 38 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1896 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Colton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Colton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Bernardino South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS San Bernardino South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS San Bernardino South quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
950 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 950 fires within 5 miles of Mound City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,321 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 118 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/undetermined | 571 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 110 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 69 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | 9TH |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE 2 |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | GOLFBALL |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Mound City (historical): 9 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Marble, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Creek | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Colton Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Calcium, Cement Rock | Producer | ||
| Hancock's Brick Yard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| San Bernardino Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Santa Ana River Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Slover Mountain Quarry | Calcium, Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Calif. Portland Cement Co. | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Colton Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Henason Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda | 0.6 miles | 38 | |
| North Loma Linda | 1.1 miles | 38 | |
| Victoria | 1.4 miles | 38 | |
| East Colton Heights | 1.8 miles | 38 | |
| Bryn Mawr | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Marigold | 2.0 miles | 39 | |
| Valley Gardens | 2.0 miles | 38 | |
| Garden Park | 2.4 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701199. 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.


















