Buckeye, Nevada
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gardnerville-Minden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89423. It stands on Buckeye Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gardnerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 29 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.
- 1889 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mt. Siegel quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Gardnerville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Gardnerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Buckeye between 1993 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ROBINSON 1 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIA 16 |
| 17 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SUNRISE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WINDMILL |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | East Fork Fire and Paramedic District | 88 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Carson City District Office | RANCH |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | JOHNSON |
| 2 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | JOHNSONLN1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Buckeye: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bing Materials Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nev. Contractors Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Nut Common Use Area | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rancho Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Settelmeyer Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnerville | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| Minden | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Twelvemile House | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Dresslerville | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Centerville | 4.5 miles | 32 | |
| Gardnerville Ranchos | 5.1 miles | 29 | |
| Walleys Hot Springs | 6.0 miles | 32 | |
| Johnson Lane | 6.0 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855979. 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.










