Clarks, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Warm Springs-Truckee Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89434. The Survey maps it on the Derby Dam 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
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Derby Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Clarks (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,048 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 435 acres | Carson City District Office | ARC |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | INTERSTATE 80 |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | DERBY 2 |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PIERSON |
| 11 September 2018 | Smoking | 30 acres | Carson City District Office | DERBY DAM |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | TRACY |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 7,000 acres | Carson City District Office | WILCOX 2 |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | OLINGHOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Clarks (historical): 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mill | Diatomite | Plant | ||
| Clark Mine | Diatomite | Producer | 1918 | |
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Taylor-Braach Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Taylor-Branch Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer | 1931, 1940 | |
| Hess Rock & Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lost Dutchman Construction (Pit) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccarren Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Porawski Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1981 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thisby | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Roderick (historical) | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Olinghouse | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Patrick | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mustang | 9.6 miles | 28 | |
| Hafed | 10.0 miles | 28 | |
| Dodge | 10.1 miles | 24 | |
| Wadsworth | 10.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857335. 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.








