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Amador, Nevada

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. It lies in Amador Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Yankee Blade quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Amador within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 10 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

19 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Amador (historical) between 1995 and 2018, burning about 929 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 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
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeELKHORN
20 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeRODEO
1 September 1997Natural8.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeCOTTONWOOD
4 August 1999Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSUBSTATION
28 August 2005Arson/incendiarism547 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestGRASS SPRINGS
11 August 2001Natural14 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW
11 August 2001Natural14 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWILLOW 2
1 August 2005Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestYANKEE BLADE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 146 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 146 workings within 5 miles of Amador (historical): 131 past producers, 9 unknowns, 4 prospects, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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
Amador MineAntimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Arizona PropertyUraniumUnknown
Austin Custom MillAntimony, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Belle Wilder InclineSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Breen MineSilver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Cambrian and New York MineSilver, Copper, Lead, GoldPast Producer1869
Eclipse TunnelSilver, Copper, GoldUnknown
Frost ShaftSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Hercules - AustinGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Humdinger ClaimsBarium-BariteProspect

Every working recorded in Lander 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
Yankee Blade2.5 miles10
Clifton (historical)4.2 miles12
Austin4.6 miles12
Skookum (historical)5.2 miles9
Gweenah (historical)5.8 miles9
Jacobsville (historical)6.6 miles9
Canon City7.5 miles12
Clinton (historical)11.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858696. 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.