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Fort Miller, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Oakhurst-North Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93626. It lies near Dumna Island. The Survey maps it on the Millerton Lake West quadrangle. It stands 561 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fort Miller within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 1980

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fort Miller (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Fort Miller (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

288 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Fort Miller (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,962 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined113
Equipment and vehicle use87
Arson/incendiarism22
Debris and open burning20
Natural17
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGREEN
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictCAPITOL
6 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU 182
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictWITT
29 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitSKY
28 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionPARK
27 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionONEALS
27 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitGALVOND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Fort Miller (historical): 21 past producers, 18 unknowns, 11 prospects, 7 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Copper, 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
Big ChiefGold, CopperOccurrenceVein
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteOccurrence
FresnoCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerVein
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reported OccurrenceKyaniteOccurrence
Yellow AstorGold, Tin, TungstenPast Producer
Friant DistrictGold, SilverProducer1850
One and Two Gold HillGold, SilverPast Producer
Wishon and Watson PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer
Big ChiefCopper, GoldProspect

Every working recorded in Madera 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
Indian Springs4.6 miles31
Sumner Hill6.3 miles20
Hildreth6.6 miles31
O'Neals8.0 miles25
Bonadelle Ranchos Nine8.3 miles20
Magnet (historical)9.4 miles25
Rolling Hills10.7 miles20
Fine Gold12.3 miles26

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 Fort Miller (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5471684The 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 1812792. 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.