Hammil, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mammoth Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. It stands on Pellisier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hammil Valley quadrangle. It stands 4,593 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1917 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 77 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
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1917 USGS White Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS White Mtn. Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Hammil Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Benton Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Hammil Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Hammil between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | HAMMIL |
| 23 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central California District | COTTON 2 |
| 20 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | CINNAMON |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | GHOST |
| 29 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | FALLS |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | HIGHWAY |
| 23 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | BLACK ROCK |
| 22 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | HAMMIL |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Hammil: 9 prospects, 7 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Silver, Copper, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentite Maid | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Claw Nos. 1-3 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hannah No. 1 | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Huebner Group | Lead, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Galena, Iron, Marcasite, Pyrite | |
| Mountain View and Proctor Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Silver Reef Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Stairway Copper Nos. 1-16 | Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mercury Occurrence | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Colton Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 10.4 miles | 21 | |
| Montgomery City | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Chalfant Valley | 10.5 miles | 22 | |
| Benton Hot Springs | 10.7 miles | 23 | |
| Mesa Camp | 14.8 miles | 27 | |
| Toms Place | 16.8 miles | 25 | |
| North Landing | 18.3 miles | 25 | |
| Aspen Springs | 18.5 miles | 25 |
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 Hammil | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q678004 | 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 261054. 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.








