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North Shore, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92352. It lies near Ash Meadows. The Survey maps it on the Lake Arrowhead quadrangle.

North Shore within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 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 Shore, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of North Shore, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

On record in North Shore

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

453 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 453 fires within 5 miles of North Shore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 83,413 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined197
Natural43
Misuse of fire by a minor39
Other causes37
Equipment and vehicle use36
Recreation and ceremony34
Smoking26
Arson/incendiarism21
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Debris and open burning7
Fireworks3

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 ProtectionEMERALD
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFERN DR TWIN_PEAKS
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDEEP
9 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSHORE
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSEELEY
8 September 1999Other causes1.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestSPYGLASS
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestTORREY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of North Shore: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Feldspar, Mica, Silica, Granite. 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
Bossard Nos. 1-24Gold, Beryllium, REEProspect
Carmine ClaimGraniteUnknown
Heaps Peak QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Keystone and Lucky JimFeldspar, Mica, SilicaPast Producer
DiscoveryGoldOccurrence

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
Lake Arrowhead1.4 miles38
Cedar Glen1.4 miles32
Blue Jay2.0 miles38
Skyforest2.3 miles38
Crest Park2.4 miles38
Meadowbrook Woods2.5 miles38
Agua Fria2.7 miles38
Twin Peaks3.3 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661122. 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.