Prenda, California
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92504. It lies near Quarry Hill. The Survey maps it on the Riverside West 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
16 surveys from 43 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 Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 6 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 Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Riverside and Vicinity quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Riverside West quadrangle1:24000, 2 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 Riverside West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
719 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 719 fires within 5 miles of Prenda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,087 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 71 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 | 380 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 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 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL 15179 |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | VISTA DEL LAGO DR HOMG |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Prenda: 23 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Silica, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| New City Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Spicer Silica Property | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Rubidoux Hill Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jurupa Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Mining Co., Riverside Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Crestmore Mine | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Blanca | 1.1 miles | 43 | |
| Pachappa | 1.8 miles | 43 | |
| Riverside | 2.2 miles | 43 | |
| Arlington Station | 2.8 miles | 43 | |
| Magnolia Avenue | 2.9 miles | 43 | |
| Arlington | 3.1 miles | 43 | |
| Woodcrest | 3.2 miles | 45 | |
| Arlanza | 4.4 miles | 43 |
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 Q122598659 | 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 1661259. 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.















