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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.

Hayfield within Riverside County

Then and now

1940 to 2002

The 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 sheet of Hayfield, surveyed 2002
Topographic sheet of Hayfield, surveyed 1940

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

42 since 1992

Regional 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 use22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictBRONCO
3 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL VEGETATION
18 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitLOCAL
18 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictMOOSE
31 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL VEGETATION
20 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL 14762
17 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitCB 10-893 CHIR
14 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitMP 10-93 CHIR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lucky Dollar MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gold Cup GroupGoldOccurrence
Golden Eagle MineGoldPast Producer
Shooting Star No. 1 ProspectGoldProspect
Unnamed Mine ShaftGoldProspect
Unnamed Mine ShaftsGoldProspect

Every working recorded in Riverside County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chiriaco Summit5.5 miles20
Desert Center12.3 miles19
Eagle Mountain13.1 miles17
Lake Tamarisk13.2 miles19
Cactus City17.6 miles19
Rancho Dos Palmas17.6 miles21
Mortmar20.4 miles20
Desert Beach20.4 miles20

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.