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.
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
14 surveys from 38 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 Perris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Perris quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS El Casco quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1967 USGS El Casco quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
554 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 247 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 139 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | MCABEE AV MOVA |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2720 |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Riverside Unit | GILMAN |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Riverside Unit | MORENO |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Riverside Unit | DRACAEA |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | SPRING |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Riverside Unit | PALMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Poway Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Eden Hot Springs Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eden Hot Springs Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jack Rabbit Canyon Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jackrabbit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Motte Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno | 2.6 miles | 37 | |
| Hinda | 3.3 miles | 38 | |
| Eden Hot Springs | 3.6 miles | 38 | |
| Moonlight Rim | 3.6 miles | 37 | |
| El Casco | 3.9 miles | 38 | |
| Eden | 4.4 miles | 38 | |
| Nicklin | 5.2 miles | 38 | |
| Serrano Heights | 5.7 miles | 37 |
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 Q122560093 | 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 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.













