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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.

Glen Hamilton within Nye County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

10 since 1995

Regional 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
Natural9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
31 August 2001Natural1.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeMUD HOLE
31 August 2001Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestMITCHELL
31 August 2001Natural1.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeMITCHEL
30 August 2001Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestMUD HOLE
16 August 1995Natural40 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeYOMBA
4 July 2001Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUNION CANYON
12 July 2002Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSAND WASH
27 May 2003Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestLUCKY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nye County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hm ProspectMercury, Silver, GoldProspect
Ione MillsGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Lookout ProspectGold, Copper, Mercury, SilverProspect
Moon ProspectMercury, CopperProspect
Sky ClaimsGold, Barium-Barite, SilverProducerBarite
Sun ProspectGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Wlire ProspectGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Catherine MineGold, SilverOccurrence
Catherine MineGold, SilverUnknown
April View ProspectGold, Silver, CopperProspect

Every working recorded in Nye 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
Reese River2.5 miles14
Shamrock (historical)3.7 miles17
Ione4.7 miles17
Knickerbocker (historical)6.1 miles17
Idlewild (historical)6.3 miles12
Barrett (historical)6.9 miles12
Midas (historical)7.6 miles12
Berlin8.4 miles17

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.