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Burton Mill, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lake Isabella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93205. It lies near Liebel Peak. The Survey maps it on the Lake Isabella South quadrangle. It stands 6,722 feet above sea level.

Burton Mill within Kern County

Then and now

1906 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Burton Mill, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Burton Mill, surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Burton Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,979 acres in total. 34 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
Natural34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2018Natural2.8 acresCentral California DistrictHAVILAH
6 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestPIUTE MOUNTAIN
4 September 2017Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestCHERRY
30 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSequoia National ForestLOOKOUT
3 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestCAMP
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSequoia National ForestOLD
2 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestPIUTE
2 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestBROWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Burton Mill: 36 past producers, 16 prospects, 13 producers, 10 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum, 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
Fidgie GroupTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
Jeannette-GrantGold, ZincPast ProducerReplacement
Jenette-Grant MineGold, Antimony, Copper, Tin, ZincPast Producer
Jennette GrantTin, CopperOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Jennette-Grant ClaimsAntimony, Arsenic, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerSphalerite, Stibnite
Laurel MineGold, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Lone Star MineGold, ArsenicPast ProducerGold
Lucky Three GroupTinOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Valley View MineGold, Antimony, TungstenPast Producer
Weldon MeadowAsbestosUnknown

Every working recorded in Kern 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
Moreland Mill2.8 miles27
Claraville5.8 miles28
Inmans (historical)5.8 miles28
Havilah6.0 miles24
Piute (historical)6.9 miles26
Bodfish7.5 miles28
Shady Rest (historical)7.6 miles28
Squirrel Mountain Valley8.5 miles28

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.

Wikidata item Q5000888The 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 1660397. 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.