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Serrano Village, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92407. It lies near Badger Hill. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.

Serrano Village 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 Serrano Village, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Serrano Village, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 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

839 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 839 fires within 5 miles of Serrano Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98,376 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 108 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/undetermined450
Equipment and vehicle use132
Arson/incendiarism108
Misuse of fire by a minor49
Smoking21
Debris and open burning19
Recreation and ceremony14
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Natural10
Other causes10
Fireworks4

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 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
8 September 1992Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBEN CANYON
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBASIL
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Serrano Village: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps.Tin, Tungsten, ManganeseProspect
Devil's CanyonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lytle Creek Pit ASand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Old Quarry Nos. 1 and 2Gold, Silver, Limestone, DimensionProspect
Devil S CanyonLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Dolomite Ridge PlacerLimestone, DimensionUnknown
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
San Bernardino PlantLimestone, DimensionProducer
Fourth Street 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
Arrowhead Farms1.1 miles41
Devil Canyon1.4 miles41
Muscoy2.1 miles41
University Heights2.1 miles41
Verdemont2.6 miles41
Arrowhead2.8 miles41
Arrowhead Springs3.2 miles41
Valencia3.4 miles41

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 Q122557597The 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 1657015. 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.