Darwin, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fernley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89408. The Survey maps it on the Hazen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Tips quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Hazen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Darwin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TRACYCLARK |
| 22 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | VONNIE |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Carson City District Office | SCENIC |
| 16 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | HIGHLAND |
| 4 June 1992 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FERNLEY 2 |
| 10 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Carson City District Office | DRAYER |
| 27 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Churchill County Fire Protection District | HART LANE |
| 28 November 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Carson City District Office | DT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Darwin: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Browne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hazen Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hazen Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Hazen Pit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Section 8 Mine | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argo | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fernley | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Talapoosa | 13.1 miles | 22 | |
| Silver Springs | 13.6 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada Station (historical) | 14.2 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey Station | 17.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey (historical) | 17.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stagecoach | 20.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856008. 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.








