Cordero, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the McDermitt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89421. The Survey maps it on the Cordero Mine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1882 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jordan Meadow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Quinn River Valley quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Cordero Mine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Cordero between 1995 and 2014, burning about 37,261 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Other causes | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BIA 12 |
| 19 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | HAYSTACK |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 36,847 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LONG CANYON |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 3.9 acres | Winnemucca District Office | WASHBURN CREEK |
| 3 July 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 341 acres | Winnemucca District Office | WASHBURN |
| 28 July 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Winnemucca District Office | UC DINKY |
| 9 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | RADER |
| 22 June 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ANDERSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cordero: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lithium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDermitt Mine | Mercury, Lithium | Past Producer | 1941, 1975, 1992 | |
| Mcdermitt State Pit Hu271 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada State Highway Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Corderito Mine | Mercury | Producer | Cinnabar | |
| Corderito Mine | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Cordero Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1924, 1935 | |
| Josepha Lenway Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | 1937 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDermitt | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cañon Creek Station (historical) | 11.8 miles | 17 | |
| National (historical) | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Platora | 17.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rebel Creek (historical) | 21.5 miles | 16 | |
| Orovada | 23.8 miles | 16 | |
| Spring City (historical) | 29.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gouge Eye | 29.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847619. 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.






