Menifee Lakes, California
35 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 92584. It lies near Bell Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Romoland 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
13 surveys from 35 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 Romoland quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
933 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 933 fires within 5 miles of Menifee Lakes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,741 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 64 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 | 457 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 222 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Smoking | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MERRITT RD / AARON RD |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SUN CITY BL MENI |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | DESERT TERRACE DR MENI |
| 9 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | LINDENBERGER |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SCENIC VIEW DR / KELLER R |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Menifee Lakes: 10 past producers, 5 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Feldspar, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensley-Spaulding | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Leon Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Menifee Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Blom Mine | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bundy-Murrieta Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Ensley-Spaulding Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Co. Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Co. Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Co. Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun City | 3.0 miles | 35 | |
| Menifee | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Winchester | 4.2 miles | 36 | |
| Romoland | 4.7 miles | 35 | |
| Homeland | 5.0 miles | 36 | |
| Antelope Hills | 5.1 miles | 35 | |
| Quail Valley | 5.1 miles | 35 | |
| Green Acres | 5.8 miles | 36 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558417 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1849214. 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.












