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Mons, California

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Gorgonio Pass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92230. It stands on Jenson Creek. The Survey maps it on the White Water quadrangle.

Mons within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mons, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Mons, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 40 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

728 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 728 fires within 5 miles of Mons between 1992 and 2020, burning about 87,771 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 125 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/undetermined289
Equipment and vehicle use139
Arson/incendiarism125
Smoking89
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Natural8
Fireworks7
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictFREEMAN
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitI 10 E/ MAIN ST 34
9 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresRiverside UnitESPERANZA
9 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitBONITA
9 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouthern California AgencySULLIVAN
8 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitI 10 E/ FIELDS RD OFRP
8 September 1998Fireworksunder an acreSouthern California AgencyMILLARD 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mons: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Limestone, General, Gold. 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
BonanzaGoldProspect
Fingal DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Metropolitan Portal Rock StockpileMagnesitePlant1960, 1976
Beaumont PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cabazon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Cabazon2.1 miles40
Owl3.8 miles40
Snow Creek4.0 miles40
White Water5.8 miles40
Bonnie Bell5.8 miles40
Banning6.9 miles45
Pine Wood7.4 miles40
Garnet10.8 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661050. 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.