BlockBefore

Arabia, Nevada

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Imlay census division. The Survey maps it on the Arabia quadrangle.

Arabia within Pershing County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

8 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Arabia between 1999 and 2020, burning about 11 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/undetermined5
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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
22 August 2020Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acrePershing CountyTRACKS
17 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeMM 119
12 August 2001Natural5.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeOREANA
5 July 2003Fireworks4.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeHUMBOLDT
4 July 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeMM 124
26 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeORENA EXIT
15 June 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeMM 120
22 October 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeMM 123

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pershing County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Arabia: 12 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Lead, 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
AztecLead, Antimony, SilverProspect
Aztec ClaimLead, Antimony, SilverOccurrenceVein
Clay PitClayOccurrence
Constant PlacersGold, Tungsten, Mercury, Titanium, Metal, TinPast ProducerPlacer
Four Generations MineGold, SilverOccurrence
Gold-Silver ProspectGold, Antimony, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Jaxrace Jewel ProspectAntimony, Silver, LeadOccurrenceVein
Last ChanceSilver, Lead, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer
Montezuma MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, CopperPast Producer1860, 1951
NBMG Sample Site 2834Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Arsenic, CopperPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Pershing 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
Torreytown (historical)3.4 miles16
Oreana (historical)3.8 miles16
Oreana4.2 miles16
Sanborn (historical)5.4 miles16
Woolsey5.9 miles16
Clarksville (historical)6.4 miles16
Rye Patch8.0 miles16
Colado8.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855952. 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.