Salvia, California
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Desert Hot Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92276. It stands on West Branch Salvia Wash. The Survey maps it on the Palm Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 95 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 San Jacinto quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:24000, 6 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 Palm Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
443 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 443 fires within 5 miles of Salvia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 623 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 | 262 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 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 |
| 8 September 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 3130 |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | PEREZ |
| 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 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 20TH AV / PALM DR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Salvia: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, 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 | ||
| Palm Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Flat Top Mtn. Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Massey Indian Avenue | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salvia in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Salvia | $25,000 | Dillon Road and Fargo Canyon Road flooded due to heavy rain from a thunderstorm.||A local newspaper reported a wall of water flowing through a Thousand Palms Neighborhood causing minor flooding to several homes. ||Several roads were closed due to flooding in the Coachella Valley including: Box Canyon Road from mecca to Interstate 10, Highway 177 from Interstate 10 to Highway 62, and Highway 62 from Vidal Junction to Highway 177. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Salvia | - | Union Pacific rail tracks were undercut and washed out when the Whitewater River broke a division bern at the California and Colorado River Aqueduct. At least one train was confirmed to have derailed, with two other trains either observed off track after being forced off the rails by floodwaters, or buried on track. Water and debris was estimated to be 10-15 feet high, and also buckled/cracked the bridge footing at Whitewater. This also severed fiber cables in the area, leading to outages. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet | 3.1 miles | 39 | |
| Dos Palmas Corners | 3.6 miles | 39 | |
| Palm Springs | 3.7 miles | 43 | |
| Rimlon | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| North Palm Springs | 4.1 miles | 39 | |
| Desert Edge | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Royal Palms | 5.7 miles | 33 | |
| Caliente Sands | 6.0 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661372. 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.















