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Smith Mill, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Springville-Johnsondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93257. It lies near Solo Peak. The Survey maps it on the Solo Peak quadrangle.

Smith Mill within Tulare County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Smith Mill, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Smith Mill, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 26 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Smith Mill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,225 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 19 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
Natural29
Arson/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestSLATE
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestGROVE
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestSLATE
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestBURROW
28 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSequoia National ForestPRICE
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTule River Fire DepartmentBEHIND
22 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTulare UnitAUSULAND
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSequoia National ForestSLATE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Smith Mill: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Limestone, General. 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
Sugar LimeLimestone, GeneralProspect
Three Point Nos. 1 and 2TungstenProspect

Every working recorded in Tulare 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
Camp Nelson4.5 miles28
Wheatons4.6 miles26
Quaker Meadow5.7 miles27
Cedar Slope5.7 miles28
Soda Springs6.4 miles27
Ponderosa7.0 miles27
Redwood Corral7.4 miles22
Springville8.9 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661458. 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.