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Lundy, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Mono census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93541. It stands on South Fork Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lundy quadrangle. It stands 7,858 feet above sea level.

Lundy within Mono County

Then and now

1909 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lundy, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Lundy, surveyed 1909

Compare 1909 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

48 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Lundy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 804 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 1 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
Natural23
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
23 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
15 September 1992Smokingunder an acreInyo National Forestnot named
12 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use47 acresCentral California DistrictCONWAY
1 September 2002Naturalunder an acreInyo National ForestROOT
8 August 1993Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
4 August 2000Naturalunder an acreInyo National ForestLUNDY
31 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictBYWAY
28 August 2002Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresCentral California DistrictPOLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mono County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Lundy: 36 past producers, 27 prospects, 11 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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
Bright Star Gold Star No. 5Lead, Silver, Gold, BismuthOccurrence
Cooney Zinc MineZinc, Lead, SilverOccurrenceReplacement
Cooney Zinc MineLead, Silver, ZincProspect
Goleta ConsolidatedGold, Silver, Copper, ZincPast ProducerGold, Malachite, Pyrite
Goleta MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadProspect
HarrisonSilver, GoldPast ProducerGalena, Gold
Lake View CopperCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, ZincProspect
Log Cabin and Sunrise GroupGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Hematite
May Lundy MineGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
May Lundy MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, ArsenicPast Producer1877

Every working recorded in Mono 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
Virginia Lakes1.8 miles25
Mono Lake4.8 miles24
Mono City5.2 miles24
Dunderberg Mill5.3 miles25
Bennettville (historical)6.3 miles32
Lee Vining8.0 miles31
Dog Town (historical)10.1 miles24
Twin Lakes10.4 miles24

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 LundyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3840673The 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 1659026. 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.