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Glendale, Nevada

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Sparks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89431. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle.

Glendale within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 28 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

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38,673 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined39
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Fireworks5
Debris and open burning5
Smoking4
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use2
Recreation and ceremony1
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 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresCarson City District OfficeRIO ALAYNE
3 September 1997Natural379 acresCarson City District OfficeMUSTANG 2
27 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresCarson City District OfficeMARTINI
26 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCarson City District OfficePARK
23 September 2018Misuse of fire by a minor2.6 acresCarson City District OfficeROCKY RIDGE
20 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCarson City District OfficeHIGHWAY QUEEN
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeRNOX 22
16 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.8 acresCarson City District OfficeDISC

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Glendale: 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Silver, Uranium. 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
(Facility) United States Platinum RefineryREE, Uranium, Silver, Platinum, GoldPlant
Arkell MineSilver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, ZincPast ProducerAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Black Panther Mine AreaTitaniumOccurrence
Desert King MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Neuebaumer and Kelley ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Short Ranch PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Truckee Canyon DepositPerliteOccurrence
Unnamed Pumicious RhyolitePumiceOccurrence
Wedekind MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Wedekind MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer

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
Sparks1.2 miles29
Vista2.1 miles28
Hidden Valley2.3 miles32
Wedekind3.6 miles28
North Valley3.8 miles29
Reno3.9 miles29
Andersons (historical)4.6 miles31
Huffaker (historical)4.7 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856254. 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.