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Millham City, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93239. It stands on Arroyo Doblegado. The Survey maps it on the Kettleman City quadrangle. It stands 344 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.

Millham City within Kings County

Then and now

1933 to 1993

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 Millham City (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Millham City (historical), surveyed 1933

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 23 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

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Millham City (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,044 acres in total. None 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
Equipment and vehicle use3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Firearms and explosives use1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
31 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 July 2017Firearms and explosives use1.6 acresCentral California DistrictLOCKWOOD
26 July 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 June 2008Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
1 June 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU5020
3 May 2020Equipment and vehicle use2,000 acresCentral California DistrictFIVE
21 April 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kings County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Millham City (historical): 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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
Tulare Lake View GroupGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kings 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
Kettleman City2.8 miles23
Kettleman Station3.3 miles25
Murray3.9 miles23
Hydril5.5 miles23
Avenal7.3 miles25
Reef Station9.8 miles25
Stratford14.0 miles21
Cuneo (historical)17.0 miles21

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 Millham City (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6859500The 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 1665704. 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.