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Walnut Ridge, 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 92336. The Survey maps it on the Devore quadrangle.

Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Walnut Ridge, 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

454 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 454 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84,624 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 82 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/undetermined239
Arson/incendiarism82
Equipment and vehicle use80
Smoking19
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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 2020Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVIDER
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Bernardino UnitBLAKE
5 September 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBULLOCK
5 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
4 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestTOYOTA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Ridge: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Gold, Zinc. 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
Bob Cat LodeCopper, Gold, ZincProspect
Lytle Creek Pit ASand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Colton Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Fontana PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lytle Creek Pit BSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lytle Creek PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Bernardino PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Bernardino PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
La Cuesta Fontana0.8 miles41
North Fontana1.2 miles41
Grapeland (historical)1.9 miles41
Sierra Heights2.4 miles41
West End2.8 miles41
Fontana2.9 miles39
Nealeys Corner3.7 miles41
Kaiser3.7 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841791. 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.