Delano, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Montello census division. It lies near Mine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Dry Canyon 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
7 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 Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Delano Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Dry Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Jackpot quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Dry Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Delano (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 52,216 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | BALD MTN |
| 13 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SIGNBOARD |
| 7 August 1999 | Natural | 1,600 acres | Elko District Office | DRY CANYON |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | DEVIL CREEK |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | ROCK 2 |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | ROCK |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | 15 acres | Elko District Office | RK SPR CRK |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | 1,675 acres | Elko District Office | DGULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Delano (historical): 17 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Bell | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bonnie Ray | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cleveland Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, Copper, Tin | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Cleveland Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Comeback | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cranky Hank | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Delano Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1872, 1875 | |
| Delano-Cleveland Mines | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1872, 1960 | |
| Gold Note Claim | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto | 25.5 miles | 10 | |
| Tecoma | 26.1 miles | 10 | |
| Contact | 26.3 miles | 11 | |
| Delaplain | 27.2 miles | 10 | |
| Riverside Park (historical) | 28.1 miles | 10 | |
| Montello | 28.4 miles | 9 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 28.7 miles | 9 | |
| Shores | 29.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854719. 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.






