Nicklin, 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 92223. It stands on Little San Gorgonio Creek. 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
1,090 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,090 fires within 5 miles of Nicklin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,672 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 123 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 | 504 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 249 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 123 |
| Smoking | 82 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 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 |
| 9 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | SCHOOL |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | W OAK VALLEY PY / POTRERO |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE |
| 8 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RUTHERFORD |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Southern California Agency | BANNING INC. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Nicklin: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Poway Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Eden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Highland Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 2.2 miles | 45 | |
| Hinda | 2.4 miles | 38 | |
| Cherry Valley | 2.8 miles | 45 | |
| Eden Hot Springs | 4.0 miles | 38 | |
| Highland Springs | 4.2 miles | 45 | |
| Calimesa | 4.9 miles | 36 | |
| Eden | 5.0 miles | 38 | |
| Moreno Knolls | 5.2 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656583. 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.













