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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.

Indian Oaks within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1983

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Indian Oaks, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Indian Oaks, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 36 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

227 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined107
Equipment and vehicle use60
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Debris and open burning7
Natural7
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony6

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
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined198 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBELLA
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitSCOTT RD / ABBOTT RD
4 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitWASHINGTON IC 2
4 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitBUENA
28 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE
26 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE
25 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitSCOTT RD / WINCHESTER R 4
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blacker Bachelor Mtn. Iron MineIronProspect
Ensley-SpauldingFeldspar, SilicaProducer
Ensley-Spaulding DepositFeldspar, SilicaPast Producer

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
South Park2.4 miles36
Oakridge Ranches2.4 miles40
Auld (historical)2.5 miles36
High Acres Haciendas2.8 miles36
Sycamore Springs3.5 miles40
Country Road Estates3.7 miles36
Sycamore Hills3.7 miles40
Dutch Village4.8 miles36

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.