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Calumet, Nevada

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ely census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. It lies near Murry Peak. The Survey maps it on the Ruth quadrangle.

Calumet within White Pine County

On record in Calumet

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 3 records

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

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.

Fires near this place

85 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Calumet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,707 acres in total. 45 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
Natural45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
4 September 1993Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
30 September 2015Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeLUCKY
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeBIRD
22 September 2000Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestROOKIE
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresEly District OfficeLOVES
12 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSQUAW PEAK
12 September 1999Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeRAGSDALE
9 August 2012Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeWHIX ASSIST FIVE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Calumet: 39 past producers, 11 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, 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
Baltimore Camas Mines IncTungstenOccurrence
BedlamSilver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Iron, LeadPast Producer
Calumet GroupCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Consolidated Copper MinesChromium, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Egan MillLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1979
Elijah ClaimLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Ely Gold MineMercury, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerPlacer
Ely Gold MineMercury, Copper, Silver, Lead, GoldUnknown
Farnsworth-Ely Metal MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Green StakeLead, Zinc, Gold, Iron, SilverPast Producer

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
East Ely0.7 miles17
Ely1.2 miles20
Baltimore Mill1.5 miles17
Mosier2.6 miles17
Lane City2.9 miles18
Mineral City3.8 miles18
Keystone Junction4.8 miles18
Keystone5.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855983. 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.