BlockBonnie Briar, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. It lies near Horseshoe Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Natchez Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Dun Glen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Natchez Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Bonnie Briar (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 28,826 acres in total. 20 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 7,059 acres | Winnemucca District Office | BARBER CYN |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 4.4 acres | Winnemucca District Office | CRICKET |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 2.8 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PORCUPINE |
| 3 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BARBER |
| 20 August 2016 | Natural | 1,738 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ROCK HILL |
| 16 August 2016 | Natural | 11,220 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MONROE |
| 1 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | JUPITER |
| 22 July 2019 | Natural | 120 acres | Winnemucca District Office | OLD GREG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Bonnie Briar (historical): 21 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auld Lang Syne Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1936 | |
| Auld Lang Syne Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Four Sisters Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Lead Carbonate Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Little Jupiter Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Little Jupiter Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 2350 | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead | Occurrence | Jamesonite | |
| Sierra, Lady Luck Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Dome Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| White Bear | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dun Glen (historical) | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Neptune City (historical) | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Cherry Creek (historical) | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Raspberry Creek (historical) | 10.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cosgrave | 10.9 miles | 19 | |
| Mill City | 10.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lander City (historical) | 14.5 miles | 22 | |
| Tungsten | 15.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848231. 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.