Indian Oaks, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92592. It lies near Rawson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bachelor Mountain 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
15 surveys from 36 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 Murrieta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Murrieta quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Bachelor Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bachelor Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1973 USGS Bachelor Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Indian Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31,557 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 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 | 107 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 198 acres | California Desert District | BELLA |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | SCOTT RD / ABBOTT RD |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | WASHINGTON IC 2 |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | BUENA |
| 28 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 26 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | SCOTT RD / WINCHESTER R 4 |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Indian Oaks: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Silica, Feldspar, Silica, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacker Bachelor Mtn. Iron Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Ensley-Spaulding | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Ensley-Spaulding Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| Oakridge Ranches | 2.4 miles | 40 | |
| Auld (historical) | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| High Acres Haciendas | 2.8 miles | 36 | |
| Sycamore Springs | 3.5 miles | 40 | |
| Country Road Estates | 3.7 miles | 36 | |
| Sycamore Hills | 3.7 miles | 40 | |
| Dutch Village | 4.8 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868086. 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.














