BlockMillspaugh, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Pine census division. The Survey maps it on the Maturango Peak quadrangle. 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
1908 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 77 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
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1908 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Ballarat quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Maturango Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Maturango Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Darwin Hills quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Millspaugh (historical) between 2003 and 2020, burning about 261 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 261 acres | California Desert District | NADEAU |
| 24 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | ALBERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Millspaugh (historical): 8 occurrences, 6 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendire Canyon Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Big 4 Iron | Iron, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silica, Sulfur | Occurrence | Limonite, Pyrite | |
| Death Valley Onyx Deposit | Gemstone, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| El Toro No. 1 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Bird and Gold Bird No. 1 | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Hilltop | Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Mcgrew Tin Prospect | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Copper, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | Limonite, Malachite | |
| Un-Named | Silica, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Un-Named Shaft | Copper, Iron, Silica | Occurrence | Chrysocolla, Malachite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millspaugh | 0.0 miles | 25 | |
| Junction Ranch | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Reilly (historical) | 5.6 miles | 25 | |
| Ballarat | 12.6 miles | 26 | |
| Lookout City (historical) | 13.9 miles | 26 | |
| Valley Wells | 16.5 miles | 24 | |
| Darwin | 16.8 miles | 27 | |
| Lane Mill (historical) | 17.3 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666969. 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.