BlockCradlebaugh, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89423. It stands on Williams Slough. The Survey maps it on the Genoa 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
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Cradlebaugh (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 970 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 3 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | SKYLINE |
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | STEPHANIE |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JACKS |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 094 |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 81 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | VOLTAIRE |
| 20 September 2006 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GENOA 2 |
| 20 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
| 17 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SUNRISE |
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 Cradlebaugh (historical): 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Gold, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Claims | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Ne Section 22 Shafts and Adit | Barium-Barite, Silver | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Se Section 22 Shafts and Adits | Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Section 10 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Section 15 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sierra Creek Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge House | 0.0 miles | 28 | |
| Indian Hills | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Johnson Lane | 3.1 miles | 28 | |
| Genoa | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Walleys Hot Springs | 5.1 miles | 32 | |
| Minden | 6.2 miles | 32 | |
| Buckeye | 6.5 miles | 29 | |
| Kingsbury Village | 7.1 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857706. 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.