Mills Orchard, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95951. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton City quadrangle. It stands 177 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 81 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1906 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Hamilton City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Hamilton City quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Mills Orchard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 494 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | NUISANCE53 |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | MITCHEL |
| 23 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | HIGHWAY 32 |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | WILSON |
| 7 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | HAMILTON |
| 30 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | RIVER |
| 27 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | GIANELLA |
| 25 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | 32 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Mills Orchard: 11 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton City Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Chico Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hamilton City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Martin Pit and Mi11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mills Orchards Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No 1 Dist No 15 Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stoney Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton City | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Capay | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rotavele | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cory | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Monroeville (historical) | 5.9 miles | 26 | |
| Meadowood Estates | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Orland | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wyo | 7.5 miles | 18 |
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 Q6859988 | 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 1659135. 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.







