Fairview, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Golconda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89414. It stands on Pole Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pole Creek 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
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pole Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Fairview (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,161 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Winnemucca District Office | STANFORD ST |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | 5TH STREET |
| 7 August 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | HUMCOASST2 |
| 23 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | GVFD ASS 1 |
| 14 August 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM192 |
| 12 August 1996 | Natural | 500 acres | Winnemucca District Office | POLE CRK 2 |
| 9 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 190 |
| 4 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 194 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Fairview (historical): 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Limestone, General, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dun Glen Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Golconda Hot Spring, Harris Property | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Hot Spring | |
| Golconda Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Kramer Hill Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1907, 1908 | |
| Kramer Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony | Plant | 1907, 1990 | |
| NBMG Sample Site 491 | Barium-Barite, Copper, Antimony, Manganese | Occurrence | Barite, Malachite | |
| Richmond Mine | Iron, Silver, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Golconda Hot Spring | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| The Surprise Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Golconda Gold Ledge | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Adelaide (historical) | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Preble | 7.7 miles | 23 | |
| Gold Run (historical) | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bliss | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Tule | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Weso | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Winnemucca | 11.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852132. 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.







