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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.

Barrett Springs within Humboldt County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2019Natural41 acresWinnemucca District OfficeCRESCENT
26 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficePANSYLEE
14 September 2017Natural80 acresWinnemucca District OfficeKRUM
26 August 1996Natural21,367 acresWinnemucca District OfficeWMCAMT3
23 August 1999Natural6.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeLAUREL
2 August 2000Natural3,664 acresWinnemucca District OfficeJUNGO
14 August 1996Natural25 acresWinnemucca District OfficeJUNGO II
14 August 1996Naturalunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeKRUMHILLS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Badger MineTungsten, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Copper OccurrenceCopper, LeadUnknown
Gold Crown ClaimsGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerVein
JrGold, ClayOccurrence
Laurel SiteSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Laurel SiteGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Nevada Consolidated MineSilver, Gold, ArsenicPast Producer
Pansy Lee MineGold, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Lead, ArsenicPast Producer1907, 1910
Pansy Lee MineSilver, Arsenic, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Silver Cloud MineGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Humboldt County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Laurel (historical)2.2 miles14
Raglan9.5 miles20
Rose Creek10.4 miles20
Winnemucca10.6 miles22
Pronto10.9 miles14
Weso12.0 miles16
Tule14.1 miles16
Bliss16.2 miles16

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.