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Ashford Mill, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Death Valley census division. It lies near Shore Line Butte. The Survey maps it on the Shore Line Butte quadrangle. It lies 121 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.

Ashford Mill within Inyo County

Then and now

1933 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ashford Mill (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Ashford Mill (historical), surveyed 1933

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ashford Mill (historical): 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ashford MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer1906
Ashford MineGold, Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Jubilee Lead MineLeadProducer
Jubilee Lead MineLeadPast Producer
Third Chance and K GroupManganeseOccurrence1918
Wingate WashManganeseProducer

Every working recorded in Inyo County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ashford Junction0.9 miles21
Greenwater (historical)18.3 miles24
Furnace (historical)18.8 miles25
Badwater21.9 miles24
Shoshone22.2 miles20
Lila C (historical)24.5 miles24
Tecopa24.8 miles21
Evelyn25.1 miles24

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.

Wikipedia article on Ashford Mill (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3624987The 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 1660275. 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.

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.