BlockSqueaky Springs, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the West Imperial census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92275. It stands on Zenas Wash. The Survey maps it on the Truckhaven quadrangle. It lies 135 feet below sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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
13 surveys from 20 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 Truckhaven 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
- 1985 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Truckhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Truckhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS Durmid quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Squeaky Springs (historical) between 1996 and 1999, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Southern California Agency | CANAL |
| 30 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | SOUTH GRADE |
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 Squeaky Springs (historical): 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Felipe Hills Locality | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Salt Paving Co Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Salton Paving Co. Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Truckhaven Material Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salton City | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Truckhaven | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Salton Sea Beach | 8.8 miles | 29 | |
| Coolidge Springs | 10.9 miles | 29 | |
| Desert Shores | 11.2 miles | 29 | |
| Kane Spring | 11.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bertram | 12.1 miles | 21 | |
| Elmore Desert Ranch | 13.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q7582195 | 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 249847. 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.