BlockWilsona, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93591. It stands on Eller Slough. The Survey maps it on the Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle. It stands 2,726 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1930 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 52 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1930 USGS Wilsona quadrangle1:24000
- 1935 USGS Wilsona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Alpine Butte quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Alpine Butte quadrangle1:50000
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Wilsona (historical) between 2005 and 2012, burning about 81 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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/undetermined | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wilsona (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Los Angeles | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wilsona Gardens | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Walton Place (historical) | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Llano | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Relief (historical) | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hi Vista | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pearblossom | 10.6 miles | 20 | |
| Longview | 10.8 miles | 35 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Wilsona (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8023276 | The 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 1666874. 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.