Barrett, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. It stands on Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barrett Canyon 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
5 surveys from 12 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
- 1956 USGS North Shoshone Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Barrett Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Barrett (historical) in 2004, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2004 | Natural | 28 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | YOMBA |
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Barrett (historical): 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Nos 1 and 2 | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ward Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Dd Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lost Pick Hanle | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| One Ounce Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| One Ounce Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Prominence Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Waterfall Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Yb Prospect | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese River | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Glen Hamilton (historical) | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| San Juan (historical) | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Midas (historical) | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Idlewild (historical) | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Shamrock (historical) | 10.6 miles | 17 | |
| Park Canyon (historical) | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ophir (historical) | 10.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846975. 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.




