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Millwood, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93641. It lies near McKenzie Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Miramonte quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Millwood within Fresno County

Then and now

1922 to 1982

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 Millwood (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Millwood (historical), surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

160 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Millwood (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,484 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined33
Debris and open burning27
Natural27
Equipment and vehicle use22
Recreation and ceremony21
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Other causes3

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
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksSWALE
4 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSequoia National ForestSNOWLINE
3 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksCONE
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestLOG
28 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksLION
28 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSequoia National ForestTODD
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestVALLEY
24 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksAZALEA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno 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 Millwood (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold. 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
JennyGoldOccurrence
Indian Gap No 1TungstenOccurrence
Mill Creek TungstenTungstenProspect

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
Cedarbrook2.6 miles23
Goodmill2.7 miles25
Neffs Camp2.8 miles23
Pinehurst3.5 miles23
Etheda Springs3.5 miles23
Miramonte4.4 miles23
Deer Crossing4.4 miles23
Hume5.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 263655. 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.