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Galena, Nevada

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies near Humbug Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Antler Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Galena within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

13 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Galena (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,424 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 1997Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeNO #11
5 August 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficePHOENIX
22 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use3,312 acresBattle Mountain District Office305
14 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW
11 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeROCKY CANYON
4 July 2001Natural9.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW CRE
22 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeNAT OUT 1
16 July 2005Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeGALENA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 220 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 220 workings within 5 miles of Galena (historical): 165 past producers, 21 occurrences, 16 unknowns, 10 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Antimony King MineAntimony, Bismuth, IronPast Producer1870, 1871
ArmourLead, Copper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Battle MountainCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, ZincPlant1961, 1967
Battle Mountain DistrictGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerREPLACEMENT, VEIN, DISSEMINATIONS, FRACT. FILL., SECONDARY ENRICHMENT BODIES
Bentley MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc, AntimonyPast Producer1900
Bentley MineLead, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Blue Bird MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, ArsenicPast Producer1902, 1934
Buckingham Moly DepositSilver, Molybdenum, Tungsten, CopperPast ProducerSurface
Butte MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, ArsenicPast Producer1866
Butte MineCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lander 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
Blanco (historical)0.0 miles25
Telluride (historical)3.1 miles25
Bannock3.6 miles24
Buckingham Camp4.5 miles24
Dewitt Mill4.9 miles24
Old Battle Mountain (historical)5.1 miles24
Copper Basin5.2 miles24
Piute11.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854456. 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.