Oxford Mill, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95936. It stands on Pauley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Downieville quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Oxford Mill
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hospital Bridgelisted 2012 · 0.2 miles away
Hansen Bridgelisted 2012 · 0.6 miles away
Jersey Bridgelisted 2012 · 0.8 miles away
Durgan Bridgelisted 2012 · 0.9 miles away
Sierra County Sheriff's Gallowslisted 1990 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1891 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Oxford Mill between 1992 and 2018, burning about 266 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | SLATE |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CHARLES |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tahoe National Forest | FIR |
| 17 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GRIZZLY |
| 16 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | YUBA |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GALLOWAY |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CASTLE |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | COMMISSION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 239 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 239 workings within 5 miles of Oxford Mill: 104 past producers, 58 occurrences, 41 producers, 19 unknowns. 41 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Gold Point | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Gold Point | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Oxford Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Reported Occurrence | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Secret Canyon | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold | |
| W W Casserely | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Casserly | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Casserly Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downieville | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Monte Cristo (historical) | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Mount Vernon (historical) | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Goodyears Bar | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Eureka (historical) | 4.6 miles | 27 | |
| Maredith Mill | 5.6 miles | 26 | |
| Forest | 5.7 miles | 33 | |
| Morristown | 7.0 miles | 26 |
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 Q122547634 | The 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 1656203. 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.










