Tosco, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chuckwalla Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92225. The Survey maps it on the Blythe NE quadrangle. 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
1942 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 44 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1942 USGS Blythe quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Blythe NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salton Sea quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Blythe quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Tosco (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 547 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 24 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2750 |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | 8TH AV BLYT |
| 19 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 15 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Riverside Unit | LOCAL 15180 |
| 11 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | LOCAL |
| 5 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | MIDLAND RD BLYT |
| 26 August 2010 | Natural | 232 acres | Colorado River Agency | BOSQUE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Tosco (historical): 12 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Copper, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Maria Claims | Thorium, REE, Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Levy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Maria Mountains Marl | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Shilist | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Valley View | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Baker Copper Co. | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Grand Canyon Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Navarro Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Royal | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Silver Prospect | Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesaville | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Blythe | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| East Blythe | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Miller Farms | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Verde | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Inca | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Ripley | 11.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cox | 13.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701985. 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.







