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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beowawe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Scotts Gulch quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SCOTTS GULCH |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | BLOSSOM |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | WILLIEBILL |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Elko District Office | BARTH |
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Elko District Office | EMIGRANT |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Elko District Office | AIRPLANE |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | 29,135 acres | Elko District Office | FRENCHIE |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 600 acres | Elko District Office | IRON BL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Marigold Mine | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Producer | 1930 | |
| Onondaga | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Onondaga Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Palisade Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Claim | Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Zenoli Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Zenoli Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Black Rock Ii | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald (historical) | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cluro | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Harney | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Palisade | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Primeaux | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Thomas Place | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Beowawe | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dunphy | 16.4 miles | 10 |
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.





