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Fleish, Nevada

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Verdi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89439. It lies near Truckee Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Rose NW quadrangle.

Fleish within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

186 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Fleish between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,028 acres in total. 86 started naturally. 5 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
Natural86
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Recreation and ceremony21
Equipment and vehicle use21
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCALIFORNIA
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSILVER FOX
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTREALEASE
30 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPALLETS FIRE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentBOOMTOWN
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTWENTY FOUR
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCOUNTY
29 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestFARAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Fleish: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Granite, Titanium, Metal, Molybdenum. 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
A.A. Jack Verdi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Black Panther Mine AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrence
Dana Park PitGraniteProducer
Verdi ProspectMolybdenum, GoldOccurrence
Walts Zinc ProspectZinc, TungstenProspect
Silver Streak ValleyUraniumPast Producer
Verdi Lignite-Uranium ProspectUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Marmol (historical)0.5 miles29
Verdi2.6 miles29
Crystal Peak (historical)3.0 miles29
Mogul4.2 miles29
Lawton5.1 miles29
Mayberrys (historical)5.5 miles29
Bronco (historical)5.8 miles29
West Reno7.9 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859725. 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.