Dodge, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pyramid Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89442. It stands on Dodge Flat. The Survey maps it on the Wadsworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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 Wadsworth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Dodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 474 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 9 |
| 12 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WEST TRUCKEE RIVER RANCH |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 17 |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIA #15 |
| 8 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WADSWORTH |
| 7 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SADDLE |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FROG POND |
| 31 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Western Nevada Agency | NATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Dodge: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Copper | Past Producer | Argentite | |
| Myra | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Calcite, Pyrite | |
| Nevada Cement Co. Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Wadsworth | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Paiute Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pyramid Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Truckee River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buster Mines | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Olinghouse | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Roderick (historical) | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Thisby | 8.1 miles | 23 | |
| Clarks (historical) | 10.1 miles | 23 | |
| Nixon | 11.4 miles | 22 | |
| Patrick | 16.5 miles | 24 | |
| Upper Pyramid (historical) | 19.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856016. 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.








