BlockBefore

Black Springs, Nevada

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Valleys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89506. It lies near Kelly Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.

Black Springs within Washoe County

On record in Black Springs

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

165 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Black Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,457 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 8 were 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined69
Natural32
Equipment and vehicle use17
Firearms and explosives use13
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning3
Other causes2

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 2011Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSPOONER
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictDUTCH FLAT
5 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMETEOR
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionLONG VIEW
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentSHELL
27 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMIDDLE FORK
23 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEISENBERG
22 September 2019Firearms and explosives useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBARREL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 42 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Black Springs: 21 past producers, 14 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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
Black Panther Mine AreaTitaniumOccurrence
Fravel MinesGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Golden FleeceGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerStockwork
Golden Fleece MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Marshall GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Paymaster MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Peavine Peak MineTungsten, GoldPast ProducerUnknown
Peavine Peak MineTungsten, GoldProspect
Red Metals MineGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Reno MayGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Grand View Terrace0.0 miles29
Martin0.9 miles29
Raleigh Heights1.6 miles29
Golden Valley1.6 miles29
Lemmon Valley1.9 miles28
Panther Valley2.4 miles29
Reno-Stead3.5 miles28
Sun Valley4.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2747196. 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.