Cold Spring, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89042. It sits by Smileys Point. The Survey maps it on the Panaca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1921 USGS Ely Range quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS NW 1/4 Panaca quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Panaca quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Cold Spring between 1993 and 2019, burning about 208 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | EDWIN |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NAT OUT FIFTEEN |
| 8 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | ASH |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CATHEDRAL2 |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HOGBACK |
| 4 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | KEEL |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BS WASH 2 |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BS WASH 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cold Spring: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Diatomite, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panaca Warm Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Morgan and Bush Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Panaca Diatomaceous Earth Deposit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Dorothy Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Pay Zone Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| White Cloud Prospect | Uranium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panaca | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bullionville (historical) | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Yoacham (historical) | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Cove | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Eccles | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Delmues (historical) | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Princeton (historical) | 10.2 miles | 19 | |
| Strawberry Hill | 10.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857942. 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.







