Rimlon, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cathedral City-Palm Desert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92234. The Survey maps it on the Cathedral City quadrangle.
Then and now
1941 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 43 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
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1941 USGS Edom quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Edom quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Cathedral City quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1958 USGS Thousand Palms quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Cathedral City quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
343 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Rimlon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 169 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 20 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 | 203 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Riverside Unit | MISSION HILLS CC RANM |
| 30 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | ISLAND DR RANM |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Rimlon: 9 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Group | Gold | Prospect | ||
| A-1 Thousand Palms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flat Top Mtn. Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hicks-Allred Indio Hills Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rio Del Sol Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southwest Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thousand Palms Community Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thousand Palms Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rimlon in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Flood | Rimlon | - | Media video shows flooded roadway along date Palm Drive, south of Interstate 10. Intersection of Date Palm and Los Gatos Rd. Flooded, with Los Gatos being closed, due to high water. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Rimlon | - | Number 3 and 4 lanes of I-10W near and east of Date Palm Drive blocked with mud and debris. The nearby Thousand Palms mesonet recorded 0.83 inch of rain since 3 AM that morning, though no rain was occurring when the flooding was reported. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Rimlon | - | Flash flooding along Date Palm Drive at Los Gatos Road from heavy rain from 0400 through mid-morning on 9/2. At one point, there was roughly 12 inches of water on the road. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Rimlon | - | CHP reported flash flooding at Varner Drive and Date Palm Drive and requested that the road be closed to traffic. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Palms | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Royal Palms | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Caliente Sands | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Edom | 3.5 miles | 33 | |
| Salvia | 3.9 miles | 43 | |
| Suntown | 4.0 miles | 33 | |
| Cathedral City | 4.2 miles | 33 | |
| Shadow Ridge Creek | 4.3 miles | 28 |
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 Q122540360 | 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 252970. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











