Miller Place, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hayfork census division. It stands on Plummer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sportshaven quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1918 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1918 USGS Anada quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pickett Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Sportshaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Sportshaven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Miller Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,437 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SUMMIT |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MICK |
| 20 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | GROVE |
| 2 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SULPHER |
| 18 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MILLER |
| 17 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MICK |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | SPORTHAVEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Miller Place: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Manganese, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Little Klondyke | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Maddox | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Snow Camp Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Snow Camp Claims | Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Big Creek Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Black Palangus | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Black Palangus | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Klondike | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Maddox | Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClellan Place | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Graham Place | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sids Place | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Norgaar (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Friend Place | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mad River | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Forest Glen | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hyampom | 10.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659758. 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.







