Carroll, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. The Survey maps it on the Carroll Summit 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
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Carroll Summit quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Carroll (historical) between 1999 and 2015, burning about 5,886 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 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Carson City District Office | BIG BEN |
| 14 August 2015 | Natural | 3,811 acres | Carson City District Office | COLD SPRINGS |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LITTLE |
| 26 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | CARROLL |
| 21 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | CARROLL |
| 14 July 2002 | Natural | 2,000 acres | Carson City District Office | PONY EXP2 |
| 21 May 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | BUFFALO |
| 22 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MM 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Carroll (historical): 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzanes Copper | Copper, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Gamma Group Nos. 1 and 2 | Uranium, Lignite | Prospect | ||
| Gold Basin Gold Mining Co. | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gold Trail Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Vargas and Basquez Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Iron Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1930 | |
| Deatoya Wsa Site 14 | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Desatoya Wsa Site 13 | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Desatoya Wsa Site 15 | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Great Basin Resources Claim Area | Gold, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maestretti (historical) | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview (historical) | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Burnt Cabin (historical) | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Pedro (historical) | 23.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Airy | 24.5 miles | 9 | |
| Petersons Mill | 25.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lander City (historical) | 30.6 miles | 12 | |
| Adits Mill (historical) | 31.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854849. 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.



