Fiddlers Green, Nevada
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Carson City census division. The Survey maps it on the Dayton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
148 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Fiddlers Green between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,610 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 12 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 768 acres | Carson City District Office | COMO |
| 9 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ELDORADO DAM |
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BRUNSWICK |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | AMBROSE |
| 8 September 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TRAVEL |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | SULLIVAN |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WINTERS |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ELDORADO CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Fiddlers Green: 20 past producers, 17 occurrences, 13 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Prospect | Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Bidwell Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Brunswick Canyon Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bunker Hill Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer | REE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Carson River Mercury | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Comstock Extension Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Dixon | Tungsten, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| El Dorado Canyon | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick (historical) | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Pinyon Hills | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Empire | 5.7 miles | 29 | |
| New Empire | 6.2 miles | 29 | |
| Carson Hot Springs | 7.9 miles | 30 | |
| Eagle Station (historical) | 8.1 miles | 30 | |
| Stewart | 8.2 miles | 28 | |
| Carson City | 8.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856786. 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.









