BlockVal Verde, California
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Lake Mathews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92570. The Survey maps it on the Steele Peak quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 82 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
15 surveys from 40 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 Steele Peak 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 Steele Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2,088 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,088 fires within 5 miles of Val Verde between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,878 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 171 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 | 1090 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 425 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 171 |
| Debris and open burning | 108 |
| Smoking | 75 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | E MARKHAM ST /N PERRIS BL |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | GARZA RD / WITHERS RD |
| 9 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | CARROLL |
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | VALLEY |
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE FIRE |
| 9 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | STATE |
| 9 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Val Verde: 10 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesworth Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Sand Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Spider Web No. 1 | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Morris Washington Deposit | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Blue Gray Granite Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Blue Gray Granite Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Blue-Gray Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Arnold Heights Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Val Verde in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 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 2015 | Lightning | Val Verde | $500 | CHP reported a lightning started brush fire at the intersection of Interstate 215 and Harley Knox Blvd. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Val Verde | - | The Riverside County Coroner's Bureau identified the two people who died as the result of a three-car crash in Moreno Valley overnight.||A 25, year old male of San Bernardino, was identified as the driver of a grey Dodge Ram truck that toppled into a flooded channel as a result of the crash. He was swept away, and his body was later found near the Ramona Expressway by Cal Fire/Riverside County's Swift Water Rescue Team shortly before midnight, according to officials. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Val Verde | - | Photos and video of the EF-2 tornado all show a separate tornado occurring in its vicinity at the same time. Based on photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts, this separate tornado would be the third tornado produced by the storm. The exact path is not known, however several videos indicate that this tornado was just west of Interstate 215 in close proximity to the Riverside National Cemetery. No reports of damage were received and this tornado was rated EF-0. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Valley | 2.5 miles | 40 | |
| Alessandro | 2.7 miles | 43 | |
| Rancho las Perris | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Arnold Heights | 3.4 miles | 43 | |
| March Field | 3.6 miles | 43 | |
| Glen Valley | 3.9 miles | 40 | |
| West March | 4.0 miles | 43 | |
| Perris | 4.7 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252999. 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.