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Monola, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Independence census division. The Survey maps it on the Uhlmeyer Spring quadrangle. It stands 3,907 feet above sea level.

Monola within Inyo County

Then and now

1913 to 1994

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 Monola, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Monola, surveyed 1913

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

120 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Monola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,897 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined50
Equipment and vehicle use25
Arson/incendiarism25
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1
Other causes1
Smoking1

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 1998Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitCANAL
24 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictGLACIER LODGE
20 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictHWY 395 2
16 September 2015Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHWY 395 / COUNTY HWY
15 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral California District192 RICHARD
14 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitFISH
13 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use5,353 acresCentral California DistrictJOHN
7 August 1995Arson/incendiarism120 acresSan Bernardino UnitSUGARLOAF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Monola: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Copper, 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
Commetti MinesGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
FreezeLead, Gold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Imus MineTalc-SoapstoneProducer1948
MontezumaLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast ProducerLead, Sphalerite
Montezuma MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Paul Pit and MillLimestone, DimensionProducer
Tinemaha PitPerlitePast Producer
ClevelandGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Inyo County BankLead, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Big Pine Community PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Inyo 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
Zurich2.8 miles27
Big Pine2.8 miles27
Elna (historical)3.6 miles27
Fish Springs4.8 miles28
Keough Hot Springs10.4 miles26
Aberdeen11.4 miles35
Chrysopolis (historical)12.9 miles34
Peterson Mill14.6 miles26

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 Q6901656The 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 252743. 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.