Barnes, Nevada
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Lund census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89317. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Badger Hole Spring 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 6 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.
- 1956 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Badger Hole Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Duckwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Barnes (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,652 acres in total. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BLACKSPRIN |
| 7 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BADGER |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | SUNNYSIDE |
| 29 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | DOUGLAS |
| 29 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RAINBOW 3 |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | DOUGLAS |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BLACK |
| 27 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HOT SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Barnes (historical): 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospects Just South of the White River = 2 Mi E of Hwy 6 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Chester | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Windous | Magnesite | Past Producer | Magnesite | |
| Windous Deposit | Magnesite | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockville (historical) | 2.1 miles | 6 | |
| Preston | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Douglas | 6.7 miles | 6 | |
| Willow Grove | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lund | 9.6 miles | 6 | |
| Ruppes Place | 14.2 miles | 6 | |
| Ward (historical) | 16.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kimberly | 22.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862851. 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.



