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Heinz, Nevada

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Valleys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89508. It lies near Cold Spring Valley. The Survey maps it on the Reno NW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Heinz 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

116 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Heinz (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,420 acres in total. 61 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
Natural61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Firearms and explosives use4
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1

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
6 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeHEINZ
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictBRIAR
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionLONG VIEW
30 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWHITE LAKE
30 September 2000Firearms and explosives use282 acresCarson City District OfficeCLDSPRNGS2
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentSHELL
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 097
24 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEAST

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 Heinz (historical): 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper, Copper, Silver. 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
Aero GroupUraniumOccurrence
Beacon LightCopper, SilverOccurrenceUnknown
Birch Copper ProspectCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Bordertown Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Red Metals MineGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Unnamed MineGold, CopperPast ProducerVein
Unnamed ProspectGold, CopperPast ProducerVein
Red Metals MineCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Redelius ClaimsCopper, Gold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Redelius ClaimsCopper, Gold, SilverPast 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
Border Town1.0 miles28
Cold Springs1.6 miles28
Copperfield3.3 miles28
Reno-Stead6.2 miles28
Martin7.6 miles29
Black Springs8.1 miles29
Grand View Terrace8.2 miles29
Lemmon Valley8.2 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857524. 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.