Juniper Springs, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Perris Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92548. It lies near Juniper Flat. The Survey maps it on the Lakeview 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 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 Perris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Perris quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Lakeview 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 Lakeview quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
805 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 805 fires within 5 miles of Juniper Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,623 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 73 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 | 369 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 205 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 56 |
| Smoking | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 9 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | GRAND |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | POWERLINE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Riverside Unit | ALLEN |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Juniper Springs: 8 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Silica, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Magnesite Deposit | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Nichols Magnesite Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Ritchie & Paulson | Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Corundum Occurrence | Corundum, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rigers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Buttes No. 1 Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Twin Buttes No. 2 Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vista | 1.8 miles | 36 | |
| Green Acres | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Homeland | 2.1 miles | 36 | |
| Nuevo | 4.1 miles | 35 | |
| Winchester | 4.1 miles | 36 | |
| Menifee | 4.2 miles | 35 | |
| Egan | 4.5 miles | 36 | |
| Romoland | 5.0 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660822. 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.













