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Fay, Nevada

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies near Gatton Peak. The Survey maps it on the Deer Lodge Canyon quadrangle. It stands 6,926 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fay within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

55 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Fay (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 14,520 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 1 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
Natural52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
8 September 2007Naturalunder an acreCedar City Field OfficeSAWMILL
17 September 2006Naturalunder an acreCedar City Field OfficeDINNER
13 September 2003Naturalunder an acreCedar City Field OfficePARADISE
12 September 2011Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeDEER LODGE
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeQ742
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeBIGSUMMIT
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeBASELINE
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeTAMMY 1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 113 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 113 workings within 5 miles of Fay (historical): 49 occurrences, 45 past producers, 16 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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
Bull Hill MineSilver, Gold, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Bull Hill ShaftFluorine-Fluorite, Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Fortuna and Helen ClaimsGold, Silver, LeadProspect
Homestake MineGold, Mercury, SilverPast Producer
Keno ClaimsSilver, Gold, Barium-BariteProspectBarite
Keno ClaimsGold, Silver, Barium-BariteProspect
NBMG Sample Site 1710Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceVein
NBMG Sample Site 1711Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteProspectVein
Pope MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Pope MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Deer Lodge (historical)1.6 miles14
Ursine9.3 miles14
Rose Valley9.9 miles16
Newland (historical)10.9 miles5
Spring Valley (historical)10.9 miles5
Ninemile Rocks12.0 miles14
Flat Nose12.3 miles16
Delmues (historical)13.4 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Fay (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19461719The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856025. 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.