BlockDun Glen, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. The Survey maps it on the Dun Glen 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
8 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Dun Glen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Dun Glen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Dun Glen (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,588 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1995 | Natural | 7,059 acres | Winnemucca District Office | BARBER CYN |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | TOWER |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 455 acres | Winnemucca District Office | FORTUNE CO |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | RASPBERRY |
| 3 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BARBER |
| 17 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | RASPBERRY |
| 16 August 2016 | Natural | 11,220 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MONROE |
| 14 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 158 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Dun Glen (historical): 23 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Mercury, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Auld Lang Syne Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1936 | |
| Berry Prospect | Gold, Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Four Sisters Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Highgrade Lime | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Carbonate Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Little Jupiter Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Little Jupiter Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 2350 | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead | Occurrence | Jamesonite | |
| Sierra, Lady Luck Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Briar (historical) | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Neptune City (historical) | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Raspberry Creek (historical) | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cosgrave | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mill City | 8.8 miles | 22 | |
| Tungsten | 11.1 miles | 19 | |
| Central (historical) | 11.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cherry Creek (historical) | 11.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856017. 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.