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Moreno Knolls, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the San Gorgonio Pass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92555. The Survey maps it on the El Casco quadrangle.

Moreno Knolls 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 Moreno Knolls, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Moreno Knolls, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 38 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

554 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 554 fires within 5 miles of Moreno Knolls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30,523 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 74 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/undetermined247
Equipment and vehicle use139
Arson/incendiarism74
Smoking29
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Recreation and ceremony9
Debris and open burning8
Firearms and explosives use5
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitMCABEE AV MOVA
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2720
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresRiverside UnitGILMAN
4 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreRiverside UnitMORENO
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresRiverside UnitDRACAEA
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictSPRING
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresRiverside UnitPALMER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Moreno Knolls: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Geothermal, Limestone, Dimension. 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
Eden Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Eden Hot Springs DepositLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Poway PitGraniteProducer
Eden Hot Springs DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceSedimentary
Eden Hot Springs DepositLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Eden Hot Springs Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Jack Rabbit Canyon QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jackrabbit PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Motte PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Moreno2.6 miles37
Hinda3.3 miles38
Eden Hot Springs3.6 miles38
Moonlight Rim3.6 miles37
El Casco3.9 miles38
Eden4.4 miles38
Nicklin5.2 miles38
Serrano Heights5.7 miles37

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 Q122560093The 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 1848914. 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.