Coin, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89801. It stands on Kittridge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osino quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Osino quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Elko quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Coin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35,675 acres in total. 25 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 | 54 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | 279 acres | Elko District Office | THE E |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | CARWIL |
| 30 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | OPAL |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | MOHAWK |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | OSINO |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Elko District Office | KITTRIDGE |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | INDIANA |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | DRIVEL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Coin: 8 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zeolites, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Mile Canyon | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Ogilvie Prospect | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Randolph Mill | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pardo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boehler Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Churchfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elko City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hunter Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coin in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Coin | - | Weak, narrow cold air funnel cloud observed by NWS Elko staff approximately 3 miles north of the forecast office. Persisted for several minutes, before dissipating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballous Addition | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Elko | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Osino | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ryndon | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Elburz | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Creek | 12.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hunter | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| Halleck | 14.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855995. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





