BlockMesquite, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the East Imperial census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92227. The Survey maps it on the East of Acolita quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1953 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 49 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1953 USGS Acolita quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS East of Acolita quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Acolita quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
25 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Mesquite between 2002 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | HAY |
| 4 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colorado River District | SPIKE |
| 18 February 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | SCHOOL BUS |
| 14 February 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | RAIL |
| 31 December 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | TRASH |
| 1 December 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Desert District | TREE |
| 8 November 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | SAND |
| 30 November 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Desert District | TRASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mesquite: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson Prospect | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Anson Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| All American Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beachline Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glamis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hastings Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q14683339 | 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 252938. 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.