Barrett Springs, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. The Survey maps it on the Barrett Springs 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
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1882 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Barrett Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Osgood Mts quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Barrett Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 42,643 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 41 acres | Winnemucca District Office | CRESCENT |
| 26 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | PANSYLEE |
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | 80 acres | Winnemucca District Office | KRUM |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 21,367 acres | Winnemucca District Office | WMCAMT3 |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LAUREL |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 3,664 acres | Winnemucca District Office | JUNGO |
| 14 August 1996 | Natural | 25 acres | Winnemucca District Office | JUNGO II |
| 14 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | KRUMHILLS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Barrett Springs (historical): 20 past producers, 7 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 4 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Occurrence | Copper, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Gold Crown Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jr | Gold, Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Laurel Site | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel Site | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Consolidated Mine | Silver, Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Pansy Lee Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1907, 1910 | |
| Pansy Lee Mine | Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Cloud Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel (historical) | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Raglan | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Rose Creek | 10.4 miles | 20 | |
| Winnemucca | 10.6 miles | 22 | |
| Pronto | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Weso | 12.0 miles | 16 | |
| Tule | 14.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bliss | 16.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852057. 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.





