Bennettville, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mammoth Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93541. It stands on Mine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tioga Pass 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
1901 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 93 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
10 surveys from 32 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 Mt. Lyell quadrangle1:125000, 12 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Tuolumne Meadows quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Yosemite Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Tioga Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Tioga Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tioga Pass quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Bennettville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 14 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | LAKE |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | FANTAIL |
| 20 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | DANA |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | PLATEAU |
| 19 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | FORK FIRE |
| 15 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | ROOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Bennettville (historical): 12 past producers, 7 occurrences, 7 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Sierra Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| May Lundy Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| May Lundy Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1877 | |
| Old Glory Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Saddlebag Lake Prospect | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| September Claims | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | |
| September Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Tioga | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Crystal Lake | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| September Claims | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundy | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Lee Vining | 7.5 miles | 31 | |
| Mono Lake | 7.5 miles | 24 | |
| Virginia Lakes | 7.9 miles | 25 | |
| Mono City | 9.4 miles | 24 | |
| Dunderberg Mill | 11.5 miles | 25 | |
| June Lake Junction | 13.9 miles | 31 | |
| June Lake | 14.7 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 253017. 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.









