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Oak Springs, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Victorville-Hesperia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92308. It lies near Rattlesnake Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Butler Peak quadrangle.

Oak Springs 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 Oak Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Oak Springs, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 31 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

65 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Oak Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,090 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined23
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use11
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2
Debris and open burning2
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
6 September 2014Other causesunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitRANCH 4
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBOWEN
22 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined28 acresSan Bernardino National ForestBOWEN 2
19 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitSILVER
17 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBOWEN
11 September 2004Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSAM
1 September 1992Arson/incendiarism560 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
8 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitCENTRAL 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 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Oak Springs: 10 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Beryllium, REE, Copper, Lead. 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
Lucky JohnLead, SilverPast Producer
RamseyGold, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Sentinel Mining Co.DolomiteOccurrence
White Knob QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
White Mountain Nos. 1 and 2Limestone, Dimension, Zinc, CopperProspect
Random Rocks No. 1 ClaimGold, SilverOccurrence
Balanced RockGoldPast ProducerGold
Balanced RockGoldProspect
Balanced Rock MineGoldPast 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
Fizzben Heights4.1 miles30
Apple Valley Highlands6.2 miles35
Mariana Ranchos6.4 miles35
Ranchos del Oro6.7 miles35
Arrowhead Equestrian Estates7.6 miles32
North Shore7.8 miles32
Lone Wolf Colony7.9 miles35
Cedar Glen8.2 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2830256. 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.