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Woodlands, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92314. It lies near Stocker Meadows. The Survey maps it on the Moonridge quadrangle.

Woodlands within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Woodlands, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Woodlands, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 34 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

449 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 449 fires within 5 miles of Woodlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,291 acres in total. 123 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined181
Natural123
Recreation and ceremony48
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use17
Smoking13
Debris and open burning12
Other causes7
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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 2015Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestVANDUSEN
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestMAPLE
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSAND
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestWILDHORSE
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSUGARLOAF 2
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitIMPERIAL AV SUGARLOAF 2
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCOUGAR

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 Woodlands: 16 past producers, 10 occurrences, 8 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite. 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
Carbonate MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Gold HillGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Gold Hill MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
H. L. Brown Desert View ClaimsBerylliumProspect
HilltopGold, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Pasby-Strong ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Red JacketLead, Copper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Gold Mountain Quartz QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Princess GraphiteGraphite, Gold, SilverProspect
Red CanyonMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar

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
Sugarloaf1.5 miles34
Baldwin Lake2.4 miles39
Big Bear City2.6 miles39
Moonridge2.9 miles34
Doble3.9 miles39
Minnelusa5.0 miles35
Big Bear Lake5.8 miles36
Heart Bar Campground6.0 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661709. 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.