Buckingham Camp, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies near Vail Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Galena Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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
- 1940 USGS Antler Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Antler Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Galena Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Buckingham Camp between 1994 and 2018, burning about 96 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 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | NO #11 |
| 14 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MM 82 |
| 11 September 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | COPPER BASIN |
| 11 September 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | COPPER BASIN 4 |
| 11 September 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | COPPER BASIN 2 |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 47 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | ELEPH TWO |
| 25 July 2018 | Natural | 19 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ELDER |
| 22 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | NAT OUT 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 231 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 231 workings within 5 miles of Buckingham Camp: 166 past producers, 23 occurrences, 22 unknowns, 15 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony King Mine | Antimony, Bismuth, Iron | Past Producer | 1870, 1871 | |
| Bentley Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Bentley Mine | Lead, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Bird Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1902, 1934 | |
| Buckingham Moly Deposit | Silver, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Buckingham Molybdenum Deposit | Molybdenum, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1867, 1875 | |
| Butte Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Butte Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Carissa Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Iron | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Chase Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Battle Mountain (historical) | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Copper Basin | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Dewitt Mill | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Galena (historical) | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Blanco (historical) | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Bannock | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Piute | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Telluride (historical) | 7.1 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122570176 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845386. 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.








