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Nevada, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92373. The Survey maps it on the Redlands quadrangle.

Nevada within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Nevada, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Nevada, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

1,136 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,136 fires within 5 miles of Nevada between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,365 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 141 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/undetermined628
Equipment and vehicle use165
Arson/incendiarism141
Misuse of fire by a minor96
Smoking43
Debris and open burning37
Recreation and ceremony15
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 Protectionnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
9 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance293 acresSan Bernardino UnitCANYON
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 2
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE IC 2
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitGOLFBALL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Nevada: 11 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Silica. 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
City CreekMercuryOccurrence
Santa Ana River PitSilicaPast Producer
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Plunge Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RedlandsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Crown Jewel0.9 miles39
Bryn Mawr1.4 miles39
Marigold1.5 miles39
Sunkist1.7 miles39
Victoria1.9 miles38
Lugonia Homes2.0 miles39
Redlands2.0 miles39
North Loma Linda2.1 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661098. 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.