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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Oreana quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Arabia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Pershing County | TRACKS |
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 119 |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | OREANA |
| 5 July 2003 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | HUMBOLDT |
| 4 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 124 |
| 26 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | ORENA EXIT |
| 15 June 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 120 |
| 22 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 123 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztec | Lead, Antimony, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Aztec Claim | Lead, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Constant Placers | Gold, Tungsten, Mercury, Titanium, Metal, Tin | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Four Generations Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gold-Silver Prospect | Gold, Antimony, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Jaxrace Jewel Prospect | Antimony, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Last Chance | Silver, Lead, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Montezuma Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1860, 1951 | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2834 | Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Arsenic, Copper | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torreytown (historical) | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oreana (historical) | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oreana | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sanborn (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Woolsey | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rye Patch | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Colado | 8.1 miles | 16 |
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.






