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Howard Mill, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Upper Lake-Nice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95485. It lies near Elk Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Elk Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,514 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.

Howard Mill within Lake County

Then and now

1922 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Howard Mill (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Howard Mill (historical), surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

65 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Howard Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 83,534 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 20 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
Arson/incendiarism20
Natural18
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionELK
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMendocino National ForestPOINT
8 September 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCentral California AgencyQUAIL
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMendocino National ForestELK 2
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino National ForestDEER
3 September 2006Smoking1.5 acresMendocino National ForestPINE
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestYOUNG
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestSTREETER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Howard Mill (historical): 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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
HogeGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Middle Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Unnamed LocationChromiumUnknown
Black RockManganeseUnknown
Vann Ranch Middle Creek, Black Rock, Grizzly CanyonManganeseProspectPyrolusite
Vann Ranch ProspectManganeseProspect1942

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Three Crossing1.3 miles17
Parramore Springs3.3 miles17
Vann3.7 miles17
Enterprise4.1 miles17
Rice Fork Summer Homes6.6 miles17
Cooper6.8 miles14
Witter Springs (historical)8.3 miles21
Saratoga Springs9.2 miles21

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 Q5920404The 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 1670514. 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.