Rancho Dos Palmas, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Durmid quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 21 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.
- 1940 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Rancho Dos Palmas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 953 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | PARKSIDE |
| 8 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | California Desert District | DOSPALMAS |
| 9 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LEEWARD FIRE |
| 23 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | DROP |
| 22 June 1992 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Joshua Tree National Monument | BASS |
| 12 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2509 |
| 10 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | RANCHO 2 |
| 10 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | 2 PALMAS TWO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rancho Dos Palmas: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sodium, Bromine, Gold, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Claims | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Miller Deposit | Sodium, Bromine | Occurrence | ||
| Palo Verde Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Salton | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Durmid | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Desert Beach | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Mortmar | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Desert Camp | 8.4 miles | 20 | |
| Caleb (historical) | 10.1 miles | 28 | |
| Chiriaco Summit | 12.6 miles | 20 |
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 Q122550465 | 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 1656603. 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.













