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Double Springs, Nevada

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Topaz Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89410. It lies near Double Spring Flat. The Survey maps it on the Double Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Double Springs within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

66 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Double Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44,448 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 2 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
Natural42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
4 September 2019Natural1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeCHINA
19 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWNA 18
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeTOPAZ
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeDOUBLE SPRINGS
8 August 1994Arson/incendiarism6,469 acresCarson City District OfficeHOLBROOK
30 August 1992Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
29 August 1992Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBIA 11
29 August 1992Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBLOSSOM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Double Springs (historical): 13 past producers, 10 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Danite MineSilver, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Danite MineSilver, Manganese, AntimonyPast Producer
Doud SpringGeothermalProducer
Duval ProspectsGold, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, IronOccurrence
High JacksprospectTungstenPast Producer1954
Last Dollar ClaimGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceMagnetite
Lead-Zinc OccurrenceLead, ZincProspect
Sweet Water MineMolybdenumPast Producer
Veta Grande MineSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, SilicaPast Producer
Willard - Mcdonald MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Douglas 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
Mammoth Ledge (historical)2.2 miles26
Mountain House (historical)3.5 miles28
Holbrook Junction4.6 miles28
Carman Heights5.7 miles26
Topaz Lake7.2 miles28
Dresslerville9.7 miles29
Twelvemile House9.8 miles29
Gardnerville Ranchos10.1 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858394. 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.