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Santa Rosa South, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92562. It lies near Tenaja Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Wildomar quadrangle.

Santa Rosa South within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Santa Rosa South, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Santa Rosa South, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

182 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Santa Rosa South between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,615 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined58
Equipment and vehicle use52
Recreation and ceremony27
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning14
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestWILDOMAR
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitSTATE FIRE # 1392
5 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestSITE #18
4 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresRiverside UnitAVENIDA LA CRESTA / CLIN
4 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1,141 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictMARGARITA
30 September 2006Smokingunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE VEG FIRE
28 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCleveland National ForestKEITH #3
28 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitSTATE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Santa Rosa South: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Molybdenum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Tenaja Canyon MineTungsten, MolybdenumUnknown
Unnamed DepositTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite, Scheelite, Wolframite
Kuhnis MineGoldPast Producer
Stoner ProspectGoldProducer
Stoner ProspectGoldProspect

Every working recorded in Riverside County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
La Cresta Highlands1.2 miles35
Santa Rosa West2.4 miles35
Santa Margarita Groves2.7 miles36
Sylvan Meadows2.7 miles35
La Cresta3.5 miles35
Wildomar6.4 miles35
Murrieta6.6 miles35
Linda Rose8.1 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1849611. 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.