North Bench, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Yucaipa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92399. It lies near Spoor Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Yucaipa quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1899 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 36 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.
- 1899 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Redlands quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Yucaipa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
720 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 720 fires within 5 miles of North Bench between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43,571 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 69 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 | 287 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 69 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | VALLEY VIEW MHP YUCAIPA_C |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | WEST BOUND |
| 8 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | HAMMONS |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE |
| 8 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RUTHERFORD |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Southern California Agency | BANNING INC. |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | FREEWAY |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Joshua Tree National Monument | CAMENO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of North Bench: 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mentone Sandstone | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Pauper's Dream and Quidunc | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Pauper's Dream and Quindunc Group | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bald Eagle Mining Co. | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mountain Home Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucaipa | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| Mountain Home Village | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Oak Glen | 3.7 miles | 33 | |
| Dunlap Acres | 5.2 miles | 36 | |
| Greenspot (historical) | 5.3 miles | 36 | |
| Forest Falls | 5.5 miles | 33 | |
| Crafton | 5.6 miles | 36 | |
| Glen Martin | 6.3 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2514788. 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.














