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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.

Nicklin 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 Nicklin, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Nicklin, 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

1,090 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined504
Equipment and vehicle use249
Arson/incendiarism123
Smoking82
Misuse of fire by a minor64
Debris and open burning30
Recreation and ceremony13
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Natural9
Firearms and explosives use4
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
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2720
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL
9 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitSCHOOL
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitW OAK VALLEY PY / POTRERO
8 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE FIRE
8 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitRUTHERFORD
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined55 acresSouthern California AgencyBANNING INC.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Eden Hot Springs DepositLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Poway PitGraniteProducer
Eden Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Highland SpringsGeothermalProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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

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
Beaumont2.2 miles45
Hinda2.4 miles38
Cherry Valley2.8 miles45
Eden Hot Springs4.0 miles38
Highland Springs4.2 miles45
Calimesa4.9 miles36
Eden5.0 miles38
Moreno Knolls5.2 miles38

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.