Kenton Mill, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Twentynine Palms-Yucca Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Lavic Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1977The same ground, surveyed 24 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 14 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lavic quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lavic Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Newberry Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Kenton Mill in 1995, burning about 17 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | San Bernardino Unit | EL MIRAGE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kenton Mill: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Lode Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mowry | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Mowry Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Sunshine Copper | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sunshine | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Old Domain | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Old Domain | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Old Dominion | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Pat Maloy | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pat Maloy | Lead, Silver | Past Producer |
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.
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 Q122548154 | 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 1660832. 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.








