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Miller, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Santa Clara Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95020. It stands on Gavilan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chittenden quadrangle.

Miller within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1915 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Miller, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Miller, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

417 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Miller between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37,216 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 39 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined237
Equipment and vehicle use90
Arson/incendiarism39
Smoking15
Debris and open burning14
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitBETABEL
9 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHOWLSCLAW
8 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitSANTA TERESA BL / MILLER
7 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitSHORE RD / BOLSA RD
7 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitROGGE
6 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use9.1 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitBETABEL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Miller: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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
Forty-Four MinesGoldPast Producer
Howson PitStone, DimensionUnknown
Brem Brs.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Howson MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sann Juan Pit #6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Uvas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Uvas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
Nema (historical)0.4 miles29
Plantel (historical)0.9 miles29
Sawyers Crossing (historical)1.2 miles29
Carnadero1.3 miles29
Corporal1.9 miles29
Sargent2.6 miles29
Old Gilroy3.1 miles29
Gilroy3.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656167. 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.