Glenoak Hills, California
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92592. It lies near Glenoak Valley. The Survey maps it on the Sage quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 83 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
14 surveys from 40 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 San Jacinto quadrangle1:125000, 9 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 Hemet quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Sage quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hemet quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Glenoak Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,690 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 15 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 | 100 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | VAIL |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | GREENHOUSE |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 198 acres | California Desert District | BELLA |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | BLUFF |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | BUCK RD / SAN IGNACIO RD |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Cleveland National Forest | COTTONWOOD |
| 28 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 26 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 3020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Glenoak Hills: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Feldspar, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Louise | Feldspar, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Rice Claims | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenoaks Country | 1.4 miles | 36 | |
| High Acres Haciendas | 3.2 miles | 36 | |
| Valle de los Caballos | 3.3 miles | 36 | |
| South Park | 3.4 miles | 36 | |
| Sage | 4.0 miles | 40 | |
| Butterfield Lake Estates | 4.1 miles | 33 | |
| Sycamore Hills | 4.3 miles | 40 | |
| Oakridge Ranches | 4.7 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868078. 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.













