Egan, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Hemet-San Jacinto census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92545. The Survey maps it on the Winchester quadrangle.
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
13 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 Winchester quadrangle1:24000, 7 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
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
841 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 841 fires within 5 miles of Egan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,374 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 109 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 | 397 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 135 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 109 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 79 |
| Smoking | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | JOHNSTON AV HEM |
| 9 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 8 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | PINE |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | S MISTLETOE AV SANJ |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | AVERY 2 |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Egan: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Silica, Magnesite, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Corundum Occurrence | Corundum, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wm Shelton Prospect | Uranium, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Hemet Magnesite Mine | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| K & K Ranch | Feldspar, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Machado Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Nichols Magnesite Deposit | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Clark and Losekamp Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Clark and Losekamp Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemet | 2.4 miles | 42 | |
| Valley Vista | 3.3 miles | 36 | |
| Ramona Bowl | 3.4 miles | 42 | |
| Green Acres | 3.4 miles | 36 | |
| East Hemet | 3.9 miles | 42 | |
| Winchester | 4.2 miles | 36 | |
| Juniper Springs | 4.5 miles | 36 | |
| San Jacinto | 4.5 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252883. 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.












