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.
Then and now
1933 to 1993The 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 sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 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.
- 1933 USGS Kettleman City quadrangle1:31680
- 1937 USGS Kettleman City quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kettleman City quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Kettleman City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional 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 use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 1.6 acres | Central California District | LOCKWOOD |
| 26 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU5020 |
| 3 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,000 acres | Central California District | FIVE |
| 21 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Lake View Group | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleman City | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Kettleman Station | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Murray | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hydril | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Avenal | 7.3 miles | 25 | |
| Reef Station | 9.8 miles | 25 | |
| Stratford | 14.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cuneo (historical) | 17.0 miles | 21 |
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 Q6859500 | 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 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.













