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Milo, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Springville-Johnsondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93265. The Survey maps it on the Springville quadrangle.

Milo within Tulare County

Then and now

1904 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Milo, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Milo, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 26 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

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,251 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 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
Equipment and vehicle use35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning11
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
29 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitBEAR 3
27 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTU. CO.#82
2 September 1995Natural3.0 acresSequoia National ForestAPPLE
16 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTule River Fire DepartmentBURM
10 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitBALCH
7 August 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitADAMS
5 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitRAM
4 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresTulare UnitHARRIS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Milo: 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Manganese, Asbestos. 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
Frazier ValleyAsbestosUnknown
Barbour ProspectManganeseOccurrencePyrolusite
Barbour ProspectManganeseProspect
Blue MoonTungstenOccurrence
Blue Moon & Lucky Break ClaimsTungstenUnknown
ThanksgivingTungstenProducerHedenbergite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
Thanksgiving ClaimTungstenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulare County

Storms near this place

5 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023FloodMilo-California Highway Patrol reported that Balch Park Rd. near Yokohl Valley Dr. was about to give out.
February 2019Debris FlowMilo-The Tulare County Emergency Manager reported a mudslide at the intersection of Bear Creek Road and Balch Park Road.
January 2017FloodMilo-Californa Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on Balch Park Road near Yokohl Valley Drive north of Springville.
November 2013FloodMilo-Flooding along Road 192 and Ave 32.
April 2010Heavy RainMilo-Rainfall at Milo was 2.77 inches for the 24 hour period.

Every storm recorded in Tulare 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
Springville6.2 miles26
Mountain Home6.5 miles27
Globe8.2 miles27
El Mirador11.1 miles18
Tiffin (historical)11.4 miles18
Prewit (historical)11.7 miles18
Gillete12.0 miles18
Mirador12.2 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661031. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.