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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.

Dodge within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

107 since 1992

Regional 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 burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks5
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCarson City District OfficeWNA 9
12 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWEST TRUCKEE RIVER RANCH
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresCarson City District OfficeWNA 17
1 September 1997Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBIA #15
8 August 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCarson City District OfficeWADSWORTH
7 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSADDLE
4 August 2009Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeFROG POND
31 August 2000Naturalunder an acreWestern Nevada AgencyNATION

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Buster MinesGold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, CopperPast ProducerArgentite
MyraSilver, GoldPast ProducerCalcite, Pyrite
Nevada Cement Co. PlantCalciumProducer
WadsworthClayOccurrence
Paiute PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pyramid Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Truckee River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Deposit PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Buster MinesGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washoe County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wadsworth2.9 miles24
Olinghouse6.3 miles23
Roderick (historical)6.5 miles23
Thisby8.1 miles23
Clarks (historical)10.1 miles23
Nixon11.4 miles22
Patrick16.5 miles24
Upper Pyramid (historical)19.5 miles22

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.