Cherry Creek, 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. The Survey maps it on the Inskip Canyon 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 Inskip Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Creek (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 82,427 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | REED |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SPAULDING CANYON |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | 67 acres | Winnemucca District Office | WILLOW CREEK |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 317 acres | Winnemucca District Office | WILLOW |
| 29 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | STAR |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | SARAH |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LEACH SPRG |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 75,137 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SPAULDING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Cherry Creek (historical): 8 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Silver, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Marble Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2356 | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Willow Creek Prospect | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Yellowstone Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Calder Willow Creek Mine | Gold | Producer | ||
| Gold Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gold Mines | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Johnson Canal Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Le | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Briar (historical) | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Neptune City (historical) | 11.4 miles | 22 | |
| Kyle Hot Springs | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dun Glen (historical) | 11.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mill City | 12.3 miles | 22 | |
| Star City (historical) | 13.5 miles | 18 | |
| Unionville | 15.1 miles | 16 | |
| Imlay | 15.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852025. 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.







