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Nealeys Corner, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Mount Baldy-Wrightwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92407. It stands on Lytle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Devore quadrangle.

Nealeys Corner within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Nealeys Corner, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Nealeys Corner, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 41 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

683 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 683 fires within 5 miles of Nealeys Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 109,486 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 73 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/undetermined284
Equipment and vehicle use233
Arson/incendiarism73
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Recreation and ceremony18
Smoking15
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural5
Other causes4
Fireworks4
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMATHEWS
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
7 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVIDER
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Bernardino UnitBLAKE
6 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestTURNAROUND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Nealeys Corner: 6 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Bob Cat LodeCopper, Gold, ZincProspect
Deer Tick Nos. 1-8Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, MicaUnknown
Lytle Creek Pit ASand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
White QueenLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Lytle Creek Pit BSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bonita ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Martin Quartz ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Sierra De Oro ProspectGold, SilverProspect
St. JosephGold, SilverProspect
Loving ProspectGoldProspect

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
Sierra Heights1.4 miles41
Grapeland (historical)2.1 miles41
Devore2.8 miles41
La Cuesta Fontana3.2 miles41
North Fontana3.5 miles41
Devore Heights3.7 miles41
Walnut Ridge3.7 miles41
Verdemont3.8 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 272628. 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.