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Barth, Nevada

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89821. It lies near Safford Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Scotts Gulch quadrangle.

Barth within Eureka County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

34 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Barth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47,750 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/undetermined11
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeSCOTTS GULCH
7 September 2019Natural1.0 acresElko District OfficeBLOSSOM
7 September 1998Natural5.0 acresElko District OfficeWILLIEBILL
5 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresElko District OfficeBARTH
5 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use17 acresElko District OfficeEMIGRANT
16 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresElko District OfficeAIRPLANE
10 September 1996Natural29,135 acresElko District OfficeFRENCHIE
26 August 1996Natural600 acresElko District OfficeIRON BL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eureka County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Barth: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Iron, Barium-Barite. 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
Bonanza MineSilver, LeadOccurrence1910
Marigold MineGold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite, ManganeseProducer1930
OnondagaSilver, Copper, Lead, Gold, ZincPast Producer1881
Onondaga MineSilver, Gold, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Palisade PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ruby ClaimCopper, Barium-BaritePast ProducerVein
Zenoli MineSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1907
Zenoli MineGold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Black RockManganeseOccurrence
Black Rock IiManganeseProspect

Every working recorded in Eureka 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
Gerald (historical)1.1 miles14
Cluro2.9 miles10
Harney3.0 miles10
Palisade4.2 miles14
Primeaux4.9 miles10
Thomas Place6.0 miles14
Beowawe11.1 miles10
Dunphy16.4 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855965. 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.