BlockCox, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chuckwalla Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Inca quadrangle.
Then and now
1942 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 44 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1942 USGS Blythe quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Midland quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Midland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Inca quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Blythe quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Cox: 11 past producers, 8 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Manganese, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Wollastonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Big Maria Mountains Limestone Dep. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Crescent Copper Group | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Dale 3-X Brown Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Desert Sunset | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Langdon Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Mountain King | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Neal Group | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Bonnie Limestone | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cox in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Cox | $75,000 | Monsoon thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across the far eastern portions of Riverside County on September 1st and some of the stronger storms generated locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The very heavy rain led to some flash flooding that impacted the lower Colorado River Valley as well as Highway 95 north of the town of Blythe. According to a report from Caltrans, or the department of highways, at 2235PST flash flooding caused 7 to 8 vehicles to become stuck between flooded portions of US Highway 95 about 15 miles northeast of Midland. Fortunately there were no injuries reported. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect at the time of the flooding, and was issued at 2210PST. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Cox | $15,000 | CHP reported that U.S. 95 north of Blythe was closed due to flooding. There were also reports of vehicles washed off the roadway. No injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Inca | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Styx | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Mesaville | 11.9 miles | 20 | |
| Tosco (historical) | 13.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mesa Verde | 16.2 miles | 17 | |
| Blythe | 18.3 miles | 21 | |
| East Blythe | 19.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660520. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.