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Myoma, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92203. The Survey maps it on the Myoma quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Myoma within Riverside County

Then and now

1904 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Myoma (historical), surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Myoma (historical), surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

1,050 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,050 fires within 5 miles of Myoma (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 963 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 113 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/undetermined577
Equipment and vehicle use155
Arson/incendiarism113
Smoking60
Misuse of fire by a minor56
Recreation and ceremony40
Debris and open burning30
Natural14
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
7 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL-TREE FIRE
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCoachella Valley National Wildlife RefugeRANCH
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoachella Valley National Wildlife RefugeLOCAL
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitARAPAHOE CI INDW
5 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreRiverside UnitCALIFORNIA DR PDES
5 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreRiverside UnitMARLOWE CT PDES
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitGOLF CENTER 2
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoachella Valley National Wildlife RefugeVEHICLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Myoma (historical): 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Garnet. 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
Sunny Day MineGarnetProspect
Garnett Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Indio Rock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Massey Indio Hills DepositSand 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
Bermuda Dunes0.8 miles29
Palm Desert Country2.1 miles29
Indian Wells2.8 miles29
Biskra Palms3.0 miles28
Macomber Palms3.5 miles28
Sunnyside Estates3.8 miles30
Indio3.9 miles30
Hidden Palms4.9 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252946. 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.