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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Yankee Blade quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1995Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | ELKHORN |
| 20 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | RODEO |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SUBSTATION |
| 28 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 547 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GRASS SPRINGS |
| 11 August 2001 | Natural | 14 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WILLOW |
| 11 August 2001 | Natural | 14 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WILLOW 2 |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | YANKEE BLADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 146 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amador Mine | Antimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Arizona Property | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Austin Custom Mill | Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belle Wilder Incline | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Breen Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cambrian and New York Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Eclipse Tunnel | Silver, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Frost Shaft | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hercules - Austin | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Humdinger Claims | Barium-Barite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Blade | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Clifton (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Austin | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Skookum (historical) | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gweenah (historical) | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jacobsville (historical) | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Canon City | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton (historical) | 11.3 miles | 12 |
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.



