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.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The 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 sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 31 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1916 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Millerton Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 113 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 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 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GREEN |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | CAPITOL |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 182 |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | WITT |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | SKY |
| 28 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PARK |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ONEALS |
| 27 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | GALVOND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Fresno | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Astor | Gold, Tin, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Friant District | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1850 | |
| One and Two Gold Hill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Wishon and Watson Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Chief | Copper, Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs | 4.6 miles | 31 | |
| Sumner Hill | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hildreth | 6.6 miles | 31 | |
| O'Neals | 8.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bonadelle Ranchos Nine | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Magnet (historical) | 9.4 miles | 25 | |
| Rolling Hills | 10.7 miles | 20 | |
| Fine Gold | 12.3 miles | 26 |
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 Q5471684 | The 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.











