Felicity, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the East Imperial census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92283. It lies near Avi Kwalal. The Survey maps it on the Hedges quadrangle. It stands 285 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1903 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogilby quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ogilby quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Ogilby quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Ogilby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Felicity between 1992 and 2020, burning about 664 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Yuma Agency | ANDRADE |
| 5 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Fort Yuma Agency | YUMA |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Yuma Agency | I-8 & 4TH |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado River District | 4ONEHALF E |
| 3 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Yuma Agency | LAGUNA DM |
| 29 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Yuma Agency | HAUGHTLIN2 |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Yuma Agency | YUMA MAIN |
| 27 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Yuma Agency | BORDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Felicity: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araz Junction | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Dunes | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Ogilby | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Winterhaven | 7.0 miles | 28 | |
| Obregon | 7.5 miles | 24 | |
| Ross Corner | 9.5 miles | 28 | |
| Cactus | 10.4 miles | 27 | |
| Bard | 11.4 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Felicity | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5441775 | 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 2025252. 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.












