Babbitt, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. The Survey maps it on the Hawthorne West quadrangle.
On record in Babbitt
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Sixth Street Schoollisted 1999 · 0.6 miles away
Hawthorne USO Buildinglisted 2005 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Hawthorne West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 9 photographs shown,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Mineral County
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Babbitt in 2018, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FREEDOM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Babbitt: 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Andalusite | Kyanite, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Boy Pass | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Aurora Mine | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1860, 1986 | |
| Corey Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Corey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rodeo Grounds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pinnocle Mine and Mill | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Twilight Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Babbitt in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Babbitt | - | Minor debris and roadway flooding along SR-359 in both directions near Spanish Springs road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Schweer Housing Area | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Thorne | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Coryville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Lucky Boy (historical) | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Dutch Creek (historical) | 9.0 miles | 21 | |
| Walker Lake | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Montelle (historical) | 11.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863907. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









