Durmid, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. It lies near Bat Caves Buttes. The Survey maps it on the Durmid quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 62 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
14 surveys from 21 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.
- 1940 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Durmid between 1992 and 2015, burning about 184 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 23 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | DROP |
| 10 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | RANCHO 2 |
| 10 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | 2 PALMAS TWO |
| 5 May 1992 | Natural | 105 acres | California Desert District | RANCHO |
| 18 March 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL |
| 15 October 2015 | Natural | 77 acres | California Desert District | PALMAS |
| 1 January 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2166 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Durmid: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sodium, Bromine, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Deposit | Sodium, Bromine | Occurrence | ||
| Palo Verde Group | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durmid in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 1 dust devil, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Dust Devil | Durmid | $5,000 | A powerful spring storm brought windy conditions to much of eastern Riverside county during the day on April 8th. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were common, and led to the issuance of a Wind Advisory which ran from 10 am PDT to 8 pm PDT. According to an on-line article posted on the KESQ.COM website, at 205 pm a dust devil struck the Salton City RV Resort in Salton City California. The dust devil combined with the already strong and gusty winds to produce damage at the RV park. Awnings were down, some siding was ripped off and a water pipe was broken. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Durmid | - | Hwy-111 was closed between the county line and North Shore due to several instances of flooded washes along the highway. No injuries or damages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Salton | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Rancho Dos Palmas | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Desert Beach | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mortmar | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Camp | 10.7 miles | 20 | |
| Caleb (historical) | 12.1 miles | 28 | |
| Oasis | 14.3 miles | 29 |
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 Q122542587 | 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 1656491. 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.
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.













