Millertown, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Auburn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95603. It lies near Duncan Hill. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle. It stands 1,217 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Millertown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Placer County Administrative Centerlisted 2025 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 33 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.
- 1891 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1954 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,240 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,240 fires within 5 miles of Millertown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,050 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 65 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/undetermined | 541 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 366 |
| Debris and open burning | 155 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GERRY |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | EDGEWOOD |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | SHAWNEE |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | AUBURN |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | AIRPORT |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MEARS |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | LINE |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FORESTHILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 255 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 255 workings within 5 miles of Millertown (historical): 93 past producers, 82 unknowns, 63 occurrences, 15 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool-Cave Valley Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Coulton Lime and Stone-Auburn Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Davenport Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Eclipse Consolidated | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Eclipse Consolidated | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Argentite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Gold Blossom | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Golden Stag | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Gold, Molybdenite | |
| Green Point Mercury and Uranium Psp | Mercury, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hathaway | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite | |
| Highway Forty Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 1.4 miles | 33 | |
| North Auburn | 1.5 miles | 33 | |
| Ophir | 2.2 miles | 33 | |
| Elders Corner | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Bowman | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Newcastle | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Nielsburg | 4.4 miles | 33 | |
| Gold Hill | 4.8 miles | 27 |
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 Q6859409 | 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 228757. 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.











