Hinda, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the San Gorgonio Pass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92223. The Survey maps it on the El Casco 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
14 surveys from 38 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 Perris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Perris quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS El Casco quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1967 USGS El Casco quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
893 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 893 fires within 5 miles of Hinda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33,439 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 99 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 | 389 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 220 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 99 |
| Smoking | 64 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
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 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | VALLEY VIEW MHP YUCAIPA_C |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2720 |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL |
| 9 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SCHOOL |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | W OAK VALLEY PY / POTRERO |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | WEST BOUND |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE |
| 8 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RUTHERFORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Hinda: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Geothermal, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Poway Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eden Hot Springs Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jack Rabbit Canyon Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jackrabbit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Motte Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinda in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Hinda | $10,000 | Caltrans reported 2 feet of water (photos included) on fast lane of state highway 60 at Jack Rabbit Trail, causing lane closures. Between 400 and 418 pm local. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Hinda | - | CHP reports Bridge Street at Gillman Springs Road closed due to flooding from heavy rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklin | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Moreno Knolls | 3.3 miles | 38 | |
| Calimesa | 3.5 miles | 36 | |
| El Casco | 3.7 miles | 38 | |
| Eden Hot Springs | 4.0 miles | 38 | |
| Cherry Valley | 4.5 miles | 45 | |
| Beaumont | 4.6 miles | 45 | |
| Eden | 5.2 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252904. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













