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Mullen, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Woodland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95695. The Survey maps it on the Woodland quadrangle. It stands 69 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.

Mullen within Yolo County

Then and now

1907 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mullen (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Mullen (historical), surveyed 1907

On record in Mullen

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

190 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Mullen (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 275 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use17
Arson/incendiarism13
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning3

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
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
3 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
22 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yolo County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mullen (historical): 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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
Woodland PlantCalciumProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Schar/Gruber and Son SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Yolo Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Yolo 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
Woodland1.9 miles24
Merritt2.6 miles24
Browns Corner2.6 miles24
Hebron (historical)2.7 miles20
Sugarfield4.3 miles24
Peart (historical)4.5 miles24
Plainfield4.5 miles24
Conaway5.2 miles20

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 Mullen (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6934171The 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 1662212. 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.