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Reilly, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Pine census division. The Survey maps it on the Maturango Peak SE quadrangle. It stands 2,582 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.

Reilly within Inyo County

Then and now

1908 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Reilly (historical), surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Reilly (historical), surveyed 1908

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

2 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Reilly (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,761 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Natural1

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 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined261 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictNADEAU
15 June 2006Natural1,500 acresKansas CountiesOLSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Reilly (historical): 9 prospects, 8 past producers, 3 unknowns, 3 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Copper, 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
Anthony MineLead, Copper, Pumice, SilverProspect
Bendire Canyon MineLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Death Valley Onyx DepositGemstone, Stone, DimensionPast Producer
Kitty Litter QuarryPumiceUnknown
Mcgrew Tin ProspectTinProspect
Rocket ClaimMercury, AntimonyPast ProducerMetacinnabar, Stibnite
Sad Mistake ClaimCopper, Gold, Iron, Stone, DimensionPast Producer
Silver ProspectsSilverProspect
Water CanyonStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
RocketAntimonyProducer

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
Millspaugh5.6 miles25
Millspaugh (historical)5.6 miles25
Ballarat8.2 miles26
Junction Ranch8.9 miles25
Valley Wells12.5 miles24
Panamint16.4 miles27
Lookout City (historical)16.8 miles26
Darwin21.5 miles27

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 Reilly (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3932218The 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 2026821. 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.