6/1/2025

6/1/2025

Landmark information

  • Location:
    SW corner on hillside, Chiles and Pope Rd and Lower Chiles Valley Rd, 3.6 mi N of Hwy 128, Chiles Valley
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    2/7/1997
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/1/2025
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 38 32.112, W 122 20.237

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Chiles Grist Mill
Built by Joseph Ballinger Chiles who first came to California in 1841. He erected the mill on Rancho Catacula in 1845-46, the first American flour mill in northern California. The mill was still used in the 1880's. Chiles was a vice-president of the Society of California Pioneers, 1850-53.