Hayfield, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Chuckwalla Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92239. It stands on Cholla Wash. The Survey maps it on the Hayfield 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
11 surveys from 20 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 Canyon Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Canyon Spring quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Hayfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Eagle Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Hayfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Hayfield quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Hayfield between 1992 and 2019, burning about 8 acres in total. None 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | BRONCO |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL VEGETATION |
| 18 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 18 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | MOOSE |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL VEGETATION |
| 20 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL 14762 |
| 17 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | CB 10-893 CHIR |
| 14 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | MP 10-93 CHIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hayfield: 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Dollar Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Cup Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Shooting Star No. 1 Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mine Shaft | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mine Shafts | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiriaco Summit | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Center | 12.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle Mountain | 13.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Tamarisk | 13.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cactus City | 17.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rancho Dos Palmas | 17.6 miles | 21 | |
| Mortmar | 20.4 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Beach | 20.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 243305. 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.










