Bassett, Nevada

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. It stands on Bassett Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Schell Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bassett within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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.

1952 USGS Ely quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1959 USGS Schell Peaks quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS North Schell Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1987 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

8 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Bassett (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 7 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	7
Debris and open burning	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 August 1994	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ely District Office	PIERMONT 2
29 August 2001	Natural	20 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	PIERMONT
28 August 2008	Natural	20 acres	Ely District Office	USFS ASSIST NINE
19 August 2003	Natural	12 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	BLACK MOUNTAIN
29 July 1994	Natural	under an acre	Ely District Office	PIEDMONT
23 July 2020	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	PIERMONT
16 July 2020	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	BASSETT
1 July 2006	Natural	1.0 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	RAMSHORN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bassett (historical): 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Latrobe Mine	Gold, Silver	Occurrence	1869
Piermont	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	Past Producer	1869, 1870
Piermont Mine	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Elephant Mine	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	1869
Spear Mine	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	1869

Every working recorded in White Pine 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Robinson (historical)	2.8 miles	18
McCoy (historical)	5.9 miles	18
Yelland (historical)	8.2 miles	12
Taft (historical)	8.8 miles	12
Muncy (historical)	10.1 miles	12
Kent (historical)	12.3 miles	18
Steptoe	13.8 miles	19
Cleveland (historical)	14.1 miles	12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848426. 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.