Auld, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92592. It lies near Bachelor Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Bachelor Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,470 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
1901 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 36 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.
- 1901 USGS Elsinore quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Murrieta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Murrieta quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Bachelor Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bachelor Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bachelor Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Auld (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,558 acres in total. 6 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 | 176 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WINCHESTER |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 198 acres | California Desert District | BELLA |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | SCOTT RD / ABBOTT RD |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | WASHINGTON IC 2 |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | BUENA |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | CALLE |
| 28 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Auld (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar, Silica, Feldspar, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacker Bachelor Mtn. Iron Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Ensley-Spaulding | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Ensley-Spaulding Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Co. Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Road Estates | 1.9 miles | 36 | |
| South Park | 2.1 miles | 36 | |
| High Acres Haciendas | 2.3 miles | 36 | |
| Indian Oaks | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| Dutch Village | 2.7 miles | 36 | |
| Valle de los Caballos | 4.3 miles | 36 | |
| Oakridge Ranches | 4.8 miles | 40 | |
| Glenoaks Country | 4.8 miles | 36 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q4821736 | 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 1701421. 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.














