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Toomey, California

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92365. The Survey maps it on the Harvard Hill quadrangle.

Toomey within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1953 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Toomey, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Toomey, surveyed 1953

Compare 1953 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Toomey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

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 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCALICO 1
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitTREAD
26 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictMINNEOLA
9 August 1998Debris and open burning340 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWARBONNET
10 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitHACIENDA
24 July 1994Smoking1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitTAMY
2 July 1993Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSan Bernardino UnitLEAONA
1 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCOYOTE2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Toomey: 20 past producers, 11 prospects, 6 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Boron-Borates, Gold. 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
Harvard HillsUraniumProspect
Pacific MineBoron-Borates, Strontium, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1882, 1884
Unnamed ProspectClayProspect
Gunn MineBentonite, ZeolitesPast ProducerBentonite, Sepiolite
Mineola Bentonite/Zeolite DepositBentonite, ZeolitesProspect
Oro Treasure and New YearGold, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectMagnesiteProspect
Unnamed ProspectMagnesiteProspect
Unnamed ProspectSilver, GoldProspect
Unnamed QuarryStone, DimensionPast 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
Yermo4.1 miles15
Harvard4.8 miles13
Minneola5.4 miles14
Calico6.6 miles15
Bismarck (historical)6.8 miles15
Gale6.8 miles14
Newberry Springs7.1 miles13
Daggett8.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661578. 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.