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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.

Juniper Springs 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 Juniper Springs, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Juniper Springs, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

805 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined369
Equipment and vehicle use205
Arson/incendiarism73
Misuse of fire by a minor56
Smoking43
Debris and open burning34
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural4
Firearms and explosives use2

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
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
9 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitSTATE
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitGRAND
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitPOWERLINE
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresRiverside UnitALLEN
7 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.8 acresRiverside UnitLOCAL
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Nichols Magnesite DepositMagnesiteProducer
Nichols Magnesite DepositManganesePast Producer
PitGraniteProducer
Ritchie & PaulsonBeryllium, Mica, TantalumOccurrence
Unnamed Corundum OccurrenceCorundum, GemstoneOccurrence
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rigers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Twin Buttes No. 1 MineGoldProspect
Twin Buttes No. 2 MineGoldProspect

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
Valley Vista1.8 miles36
Green Acres2.0 miles36
Homeland2.1 miles36
Nuevo4.1 miles35
Winchester4.1 miles36
Menifee4.2 miles35
Egan4.5 miles36
Romoland5.0 miles35

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.