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.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 40 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 San Jacinto quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS White Water quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS White Water quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
728 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 289 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 139 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Smoking | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | FREEMAN |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | I 10 E/ MAIN ST 34 |
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Riverside Unit | ESPERANZA |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | BONITA |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Southern California Agency | SULLIVAN |
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | I 10 E/ FIELDS RD OFRP |
| 8 September 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Southern California Agency | MILLARD 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Fingal Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Metropolitan Portal Rock Stockpile | Magnesite | Plant | 1960, 1976 | |
| Beaumont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cabazon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabazon | 2.1 miles | 40 | |
| Owl | 3.8 miles | 40 | |
| Snow Creek | 4.0 miles | 40 | |
| White Water | 5.8 miles | 40 | |
| Bonnie Bell | 5.8 miles | 40 | |
| Banning | 6.9 miles | 45 | |
| Pine Wood | 7.4 miles | 40 | |
| Garnet | 10.8 miles | 39 |
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.















