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Dove Canyon, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mission Viejo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92679. It lies near Fox Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Santiago Peak quadrangle.

Dove Canyon within Orange County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dove Canyon, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Dove Canyon, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 37 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

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Dove Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,048 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined36
Recreation and ceremony19
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism11
Natural5
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestLIVEOAK
30 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestCAL TRANS
30 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestCARRILLO
3 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestPOOL
26 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestDOVE
26 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestTRABUCO
25 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestSAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Dove Canyon: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gold, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Hicks Canyon ProspectFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
Ike Arnold Mine and Washing PlantClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Platz QuarryKaolinProducer
Santa Ana MinesGoldProspect
Shirley MineGoldProspect
Bell Canyon ProspectClayOccurrence
Cal China PitClayUnknown
Califorina NonmetalicsClayProducer
Crow Canyon PitClayPast Producer
Liston Clay PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Trabuco Highlands1.2 miles42
Robinson Ranch1.5 miles37
Rancho Santa Margarita2.0 miles37
Coto De Caza2.2 miles42
Trabuco Canyon2.5 miles37
Rancho Trabuco3.2 miles37
San Juan Hot Springs4.1 miles42
Las Flores4.4 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853385. 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.