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Millerton, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93626. It stands on Winchell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Friant quadrangle.

Millerton within Fresno County

Then and now

1922 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Millerton, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Millerton, surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 20 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

301 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Millerton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,954 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined123
Equipment and vehicle use93
Arson/incendiarism22
Natural19
Debris and open burning12
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks1

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 1995Smoking750 acresFresno-Kings UnitSILAXO
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGREEN
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictCAPITOL
6 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU 182
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresFresno-Kings UnitRENO
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictWITT
29 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitSKY
28 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionPARK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Millerton: 16 past producers, 8 unknowns, 7 producers, 6 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Silver, Copper. 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
Bent Co & Griffith CoStone, GoldProducer
Bent Co & Griffith CoStone, GoldPast Producer
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteOccurrence
FresnoCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerVein
Reported DepositChromiumOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceKyaniteOccurrence
Yellow AstorGold, Tin, TungstenPast Producer
Beck Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ledger Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
McKenzie Spring (historical)2.5 miles21
Shipp (historical)2.6 miles20
Sparkville (historical)2.7 miles21
Friant2.8 miles20
Marshall Junction5.4 miles29
El Prado (historical)6.4 miles20
Gordon6.9 miles20
Collins (historical)8.2 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805267. 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.