Murrieta Hot Springs, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92563. It stands on Tucalota Creek. The Survey maps it on the Murrieta quadrangle. 2,948 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 1,194 feet above sea level.
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
13 surveys from 35 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 Murrieta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Murrieta quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Murrieta quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
646 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 646 fires within 5 miles of Murrieta Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,402 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 59 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 | 324 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 112 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Smoking | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | MORENO RD / OLD TOWN FRON |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | VIA NORTE TEM |
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SCENIC VIEW DR / KELLER R |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | 6TH ST / OLD TOWN FRONT S |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | BUNKER DR TEM |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DE LUZ RD / CALLE CAPISTR |
| 8 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE 1386 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Murrieta Hot Springs: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Feldspar, Silica, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Encaustic Tiling Co. | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Encaustic Tiling Co | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Murrieta Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Wildomar Kaolin Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Alice Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Murrieta Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Temecula Sand Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thurman Claims | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Rose | 2.4 miles | 35 | |
| Murrieta | 3.0 miles | 35 | |
| Antelope Hills | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Dutch Village | 3.6 miles | 36 | |
| Lake Village | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Country Road Estates | 4.6 miles | 36 | |
| Temecula | 4.6 miles | 30 | |
| Windsor Crest | 4.8 miles | 30 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Murrieta Hot Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2129663 | 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 1661080. 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.












