Gilpin, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 89434. The Survey maps it on the Fernley West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Fernley West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Gilpin between 1993 and 2020, burning about 313 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | LYOX 10 |
| 30 September 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | TIGER |
| 30 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TMFD 3 |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 9 |
| 12 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WEST TRUCKEE RIVER RANCH |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 17 |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FREEMAN |
| 8 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WADSWORTH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Gilpin: 10 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Mercury, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mine | Diatomite | Producer | 1918 | |
| Nevada Cement Co. Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Derby Thungsten Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Olinghouse Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1860, 1993 | |
| Sundown Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sundown Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Gold-Silver Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Wadsworth | Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | 8.1 miles | 23 | |
| Mustang Ranch | 16.9 miles | 28 | |
| Lockwood | 17.6 miles | 28 | |
| Virginia City Highlands | 22.2 miles | 32 | |
| Mark Twain Estates | 23.1 miles | 31 | |
| Flowery City (historical) | 23.8 miles | 31 | |
| Virginia City | 25.9 miles | 32 | |
| Divide | 26.7 miles | 32 |
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 Gilpin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16890220 | The 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 856032. 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.








