BlockCold Springs, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. It lies in Cold Springs Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cold Springs quadrangle.
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 Cold Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Cold Springs between 1996 and 2019, burning about 29,248 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Carson City District Office | ROCK |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ROCK CREEK |
| 18 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | OVERLAND |
| 12 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | MM 77 |
| 7 July 2017 | Natural | 27,506 acres | Carson City District Office | DRAW |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Carson City District Office | COLD SPGS |
| 3 July 1996 | Natural | 500 acres | Carson City District Office | CEDAR |
| 21 July 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | Carson City District Office | ALPINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Cold Springs: 11 occurrences, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineralized Site No. 1 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Mineralized Site No. 12 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Mineralized Site No. 2 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Rollo Claims | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Silver Prospects Near Cold Springs | Silver | Occurrence | Silver | |
| Cedar Creek | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Cold Springs Claims | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Last Chance Claims | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mineralized Site No. 11 | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mineralized Site No. 3 | Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Middlegate | 13.1 miles | 19 | |
| Red Top (historical) | 14.7 miles | 21 | |
| Kingston (historical) | 14.9 miles | 21 | |
| Nevada Hills (historical) | 22.2 miles | 20 | |
| Dixie Valley | 22.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855997. 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.