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Moreland Mill, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lake Isabella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93283. It lies near Inspiration Point. The Survey maps it on the Woolstalf Creek quadrangle. It stands 7,743 feet above sea level.

Moreland Mill within Kern County

Then and now

1906 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Moreland Mill, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Moreland Mill, surveyed 1906

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

49 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Moreland Mill between 1992 and 2017, burning about 406 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 1 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
Natural32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestPIUTE MOUNTAIN
30 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSequoia National ForestLOOKOUT
3 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestCAMP
27 September 2005Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestDRY
27 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSequoia National ForestWOOLSTAFF
2 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestPIUTE
2 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestBROWN
11 September 2017Natural1.2 acresSequoia National ForestSADDLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 76 workings within 5 miles of Moreland Mill: 32 past producers, 15 producers, 15 prospects, 10 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Antimony. 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
Fidgie GroupTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
Jeannette-GrantGold, ZincPast ProducerReplacement
Jenette-Grant MineGold, Antimony, Copper, Tin, ZincPast Producer
Jennette GrantTin, CopperOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Jennette-Grant ClaimsAntimony, Arsenic, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerSphalerite, Stibnite
Laurel MineGold, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Lone Star MineGold, ArsenicPast ProducerGold
Lucky Three GroupTinOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Valley View MineGold, Antimony, TungstenPast Producer
Weldon MeadowAsbestosUnknown

Every working recorded in Kern 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
Burton Mill2.8 miles28
Claraville4.7 miles28
Inmans (historical)5.4 miles28
Shady Rest (historical)7.1 miles28
Sageland7.8 miles27
Piute (historical)7.8 miles26
Squirrel Mountain Valley8.5 miles28
Havilah8.7 miles24

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 Q11785495The 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 1661057. 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.