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Smiley Heights, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92373. It lies near San Timoteo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Redlands quadrangle.

Smiley Heights within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Smiley Heights, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Smiley Heights, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

On record in Smiley Heights

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

16 surveys from 39 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

622 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 622 fires within 5 miles of Smiley Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,091 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 76 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/undetermined284
Equipment and vehicle use140
Arson/incendiarism76
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Smoking34
Debris and open burning21
Recreation and ceremony10
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Firearms and explosives use2

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 1996Railroad operations and maintenance293 acresSan Bernardino UnitCANYON
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitGOLFBALL
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitCHAMOMILE INC
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresRiverside UnitREDLANDS
4 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitGOLDSTONE
3 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCITY CREEK FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Smiley Heights: 8 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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
City CreekMercuryOccurrence
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RedlandsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tri-City Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Tri-City Pit and MillSand 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
Plymouth Village1.4 miles39
Redlands1.7 miles39
Redlands Heights1.8 miles39
Bryn Mawr2.4 miles39
Nevada2.7 miles39
Lugonia Homes2.8 miles39
University Village2.9 miles39
Warner3.1 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670951. 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.