Glen Hamilton, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. The Survey maps it on the Ione quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Glen Hamilton (historical) between 1995 and 2012, burning about 47 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MUD HOLE |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MITCHELL |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MITCHEL |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MUD HOLE |
| 16 August 1995 | Natural | 40 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | YOMBA |
| 4 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | UNION CANYON |
| 12 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SAND WASH |
| 27 May 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LUCKY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Glen Hamilton (historical): 16 past producers, 15 prospects, 3 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hm Prospect | Mercury, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Ione Mills | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lookout Prospect | Gold, Copper, Mercury, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Moon Prospect | Mercury, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sky Claims | Gold, Barium-Barite, Silver | Producer | Barite | |
| Sun Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Wlire Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Catherine Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Catherine Mine | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| April View Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese River | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shamrock (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ione | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Knickerbocker (historical) | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Idlewild (historical) | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Barrett (historical) | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Midas (historical) | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Berlin | 8.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858440. 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.








