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Scotland, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Mount Baldy-Wrightwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92358. It stands on North Fork Lytle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Devore quadrangle.

Scotland within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Scotland, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Scotland, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 41 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

621 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 621 fires within 5 miles of Scotland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 59,963 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 62 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
Equipment and vehicle use230
Missing data/not specified/undetermined211
Arson/incendiarism62
Recreation and ceremony35
Railroad operations and maintenance22
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Natural12
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Fireworks4
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2011Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestOVERPASS
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestFEDEX
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMATHEWS
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestARIZONA
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestLYTLE
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHEROES
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestZAPPA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Scotland: 11 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Silver. 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
Blew JordamZinc, Silver, Lead, CadmiumProspect
Bob Cat LodeCopper, Gold, ZincProspect
Brown ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Deer Tick Nos. 1-8Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, MicaUnknown
Flying W Ranch ManganeseManganeseOccurrence
SalamanderREEOccurrence
Smith Family Mining ClaimGold, Graphite, ClayUnknown
White QueenLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
California-Hercules MineZinc, Lead, SilverProspect
Califrnia-Hercules MillsiteZinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

9 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scotland in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2003Flash FloodScotland$500,000no account filed
January 2018Flash FloodScotland$10,000A van drove into flood waters flowing through the normally dry Lytle Creek, resulting in a swift water rescue.
February 2026Heavy RainScotland-Dept. of Highways reported large rocks in north bound lanes in 3 different spots, each a half mile apart on South Lytle Creek Rd. Area has received 2 inches of rain in the past 6 hours.
December 2025Flash FloodScotland-Bridge over Lytle Creek on Sycamore Dr was washed out due to flash flooding. This road/bridge provides the only vehicle access to the Happy Jack section of Lytle Creek, stranding residents. The bridge was restored by crews on December 29. Area recorded 8-12 inches of rain in 24 hours.
December 2021Heavy RainScotland-Mesonet MLFC1 Lytle Creek 7.66 storm total rainfall.
April 2020Heavy RainScotland-Lytle Creek reported 3 inches of rain in 6 hours between 0600 and 1200 PST on April 6th.
July 2015Flash FloodScotland-Two swift water rescues were conducted along the Lytle Creek Wash.
February 2014Debris FlowScotland-CHP closed Highway 18 from Snow Valley to Big Bear due to minor flooding and rock debris. A spotter reported a heavy debris flow along Highway 18 near the Arrowbear area. Arrowbear music camp will be blocked off. Another spotter reported 5 inches of water running down the street in his North San Bernardino neighborhood. The Press Enterprise in Riverside reported streets and parking lots flooded in the Redlands area.
September 2011Flash FloodScotland-Heavy rain in the Pinion Hills/Antelope Valley Hills area caused flooding near Highway 138. Mud and rocks as large as oranges covered the roadway. In nearby Wrightwood, a spotter reported Sheep Creek crossing at Lone Pine Canyon Road was closed due to a flow of mud, rock and tree debris. The spotter reported a half of an inch of rainfall in 30 minutes.

Every storm 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
Lytle Creek1.2 miles33
Keenbrook2.2 miles41
Cosy Dell3.5 miles32
Devore Heights4.4 miles41
Cajon4.5 miles32
Nealeys Corner4.9 miles41
Cajon Junction4.9 miles32
Devore5.4 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656621. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.