Temescal, California
44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Elsinore Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92883. It lies near Coldwater Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mathews 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
17 surveys from 44 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 Elsinore quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Lake Mathews quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1967 USGS Lake Mathews quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1974 USGS Lake Mathews quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Lake Mathews quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
442 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 442 fires within 5 miles of Temescal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33,084 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 26 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 | 172 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 143 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | DAWSON |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE#1413 |
| 8 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE 1391 |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | MAITRI |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | TRILOGY |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | NB HWY 15 |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE VEG. FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Temescal: 37 past producers, 12 prospects, 11 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Glen Ivy Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Moore Deposit | Tin, Copper | Occurrence | Tourmaline | |
| Quincy Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Temescal Canyon Scheelite Occur. | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Wilhunt | Lead, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| 6 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Dominguez Pit | Kaolin | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcilla | 1.5 miles | 44 | |
| Weisel | 3.3 miles | 44 | |
| Alberhill | 5.2 miles | 37 | |
| El Cerrito | 5.7 miles | 39 | |
| Gavilan Hills | 6.3 miles | 40 | |
| Pepper Corner | 7.0 miles | 39 | |
| Santa Rosa Ranch Estates | 7.1 miles | 40 | |
| Terra Cotta | 7.2 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701119. 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.
















