Rancho Trabuco, California
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mission Viejo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92688. It lies near Live Oak Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Santiago Peak quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 96 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 37 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 Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Corona quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Santiago Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Santiago Peak quadrangle1:24000, 7 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
- 1974 USGS Santiago Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Santiago Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Rancho Trabuco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,368 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | LIVEOAK |
| 3 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | POOL |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | DOVE |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Orange County Fire Authority | SANTIAGO FIRE |
| 25 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Rancho Trabuco: 8 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Ranch Extension | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hicks Canyon Prospect | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Platz Quarry | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Shirley Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Wilhunt Mines | Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| El Toro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ike Arnold Mine and Washing Plant | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bell Canyon Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Cal China Pit | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trabuco Canyon | 1.3 miles | 37 | |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 1.4 miles | 37 | |
| Portola Hills | 1.6 miles | 47 | |
| Upper Aliso | 2.1 miles | 37 | |
| Robinson Ranch | 2.4 miles | 37 | |
| Foothill Ranch | 3.1 miles | 47 | |
| Dove Canyon | 3.2 miles | 37 | |
| Modjeska | 3.5 miles | 47 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853407. 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.













