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Mono Village, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North Mono census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93517. It stands on Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buckeye Ridge quadrangle. It stands 7,142 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.

Mono Village within Mono County

Then and now

1909 to 1990

The 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 sheet of Mono Village (historical), surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Mono Village (historical), surveyed 1909

Compare 1909 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Mono Village (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 8 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
9 September 2011Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestROBISON 3
6 September 1994Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 070
3 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPEELER
28 September 1992Smoking1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
2 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCROWN
16 September 2016Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1 TWIN
16 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTAMARACK
6 August 2012Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestLABROSSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mono County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mono Village (historical): 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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
Old MexicoGold, SilverUnknown
Tamarack Extension No. 1Silver, GoldOccurrenceLimonite
Alpha-OroGoldOccurrence
Twin LakeGoldProspect
Old Mexico No. 1Gold, SilverOccurrenceQuartz
TamarackGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
TamarackGold, SilverProducerQuartz
Tamarack MineGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mono 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
Twin Lakes1.5 miles24
Dunderberg Mill7.4 miles25
Virginia Lakes9.4 miles25
Willow Springs9.5 miles24
Dog Town (historical)9.6 miles24
Bridgeport10.6 miles24
Lundy11.1 miles24
Fales Hot Springs13.9 miles28

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 Mono Village (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3860907The 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 1659157. 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.