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North Norton, 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 92410. It stands on East Twin Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino South quadrangle.

North Norton within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1982

The 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.

Topographic sheet of North Norton, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of North Norton, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 38 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

1,422 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,422 fires within 5 miles of North Norton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,874 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 198 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/undetermined851
Arson/incendiarism198
Equipment and vehicle use147
Misuse of fire by a minor102
Smoking45
Debris and open burning40
Recreation and ceremony24
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
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

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of North Norton: 15 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Silica, Limestone, General. 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
Arrowhead Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
City CreekMercuryOccurrence
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
San Bernardino PlantLimestone, DimensionProducer
Santa Ana River PitSilicaPast Producer
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johnson BrothersSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Johnson Brothers PitSand 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
Warm Springs0.6 miles38
Cottage Gardens0.9 miles38
Garden Park1.4 miles38
Harlem Springs1.8 miles39
San Bernardino2.0 miles38
Marigold2.0 miles39
Valley Gardens2.1 miles38
Victoria2.2 miles38

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 Q122563993The 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 1844404. 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.