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One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,446 fires within 5 miles of Evergreen Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,181 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 184 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 | 757 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 243 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 184 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 120 |
| Smoking | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SKYLOFT DR JRPV |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | EL PALOMINO DR JRPV |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | TYROLITE ST / MISSION BL |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Evergreen Cemetery: 31 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestmore Quarry | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Group Deposit | Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| New City Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Rubidoux Hill Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jensen's Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jensens Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Spicer Silica Property | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Stone & Alexander Quarry | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Hancock Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hancock's Brick Yard | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverside, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 wildfire, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Wildfire | Riverside | 1 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Riverside | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Riverside | $1,000 | A spotter reported lightning struck and ignited fires in two palm trees near the community college. The fires were put out. Lightning also struck the technology building on campus, knocking out power. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Riverside | - | Received a report of a flooded roadway. |
| February 2024 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | - | Heavy rain fell across Riverside County from late in the evening on February 19 through the morning on February 21. The following are the heaviest rain reports from the Inland Empire:||Inland Empire:|Norco (650'): 1.14|Prado Dam (460'): 1.06. |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Riverside | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near hwy 60 and the 215 freeway. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Riverside | - | Very heavy rain, up to 6 tenths of an inch in just 45 minutes, fell across parts of the county. Many streets flooded and washes running, especially route 62 through Twentynine Palms. Small hail also reported along route 62 near Copper Mountain College. |
| January 2001 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Flood | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | 0.2 miles | 1990 | |
| Masonic Temple | 0.6 miles | 1980 | |
![]() | M. H. Simon's Undertaking Chapel | 0.6 miles | 1980 |
![]() | Federal Post Office | 0.8 miles | 1978 |
![]() | Mission Inn | 0.9 miles | 1971 |
![]() | First Congregational Church of Riverside | 0.9 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100009467 in Record Group 79. |
| Riverside County | All 90 listed properties in this county. |