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.
Then and now
1922 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1922 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1922 USGS Hullville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Lake Pillsbury quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Elk Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Elk Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ELK |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | POINT |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Central California Agency | QUAIL |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | ELK 2 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | DEER |
| 3 September 2006 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Mendocino National Forest | PINE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | YOUNG |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | STREETER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoge | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Middle Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Black Rock | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Vann Ranch Middle Creek, Black Rock, Grizzly Canyon | Manganese | Prospect | Pyrolusite | |
| Vann Ranch Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Crossing | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Parramore Springs | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Vann | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Enterprise | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rice Fork Summer Homes | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cooper | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Witter Springs (historical) | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Saratoga Springs | 9.2 miles | 21 |
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 Q5920404 | 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 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.






