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Valencia, 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 92404. It lies near Perris Hill. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.

Valencia 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 Valencia, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Valencia, 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

1,320 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,320 fires within 5 miles of Valencia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103,721 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 188 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/undetermined764
Arson/incendiarism188
Equipment and vehicle use171
Misuse of fire by a minor95
Debris and open burning29
Smoking27
Recreation and ceremony23
Natural13
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 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 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Valencia: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension, 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
Devil S CanyonLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Dolomite Ridge PlacerLimestone, DimensionUnknown
San Bernadino PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
San Bernardino PlantLimestone, DimensionProducer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fourth Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
George HerzSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Arrowhead0.8 miles41
Del Rosa1.6 miles38
West Highlands2.2 miles38
Arrowhead Farms2.4 miles41
Patton2.7 miles38
Warm Springs2.8 miles38
San Bernardino2.8 miles38
Cottage Gardens2.8 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701203. 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.