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Henry, Nevada

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Jackpot census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89835. It stands on Jakes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Henry quadrangle.

Henry within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

8 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Henry between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,674 acres in total. 4 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
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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
4 September 2006Natural3.0 acresElko District OfficeBONANZA
21 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresElko District OfficeHUBBARD
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeWINECUP
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeUS93 MM120
3 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeGREAT BASIN HIGHWAY
15 July 2005Natural1,662 acresElko District OfficeCONTACT
1 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresElko District OfficeHUBBARD
22 June 1999Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresElko District OfficeBOIESRANCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Henry: 23 occurrences, 9 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, Gold. 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
Blue RockLead, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Bonnie CopperCopper, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Florence GroupCopper, Molybdenum, IronOccurrence1912
Florence No. 16 ClaimMolybdenumUnknown
GrayLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Hanks-Miller-Leach GroupCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer1887, 1895
Ivy WilsonCopper, SilverOccurrence
Jungo GroupBarium-BariteOccurrence
Little Dallas 4 GroupCopper, MolybdenumOccurrenceBornite, Copper, Molybdenite
Nevada MineCopper, Lead, IronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Elko County

Storms near this place

4 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henry in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2014Flash FloodHenry$1,000Flash flooding occurred along rural roadways. Debris flows were observed. Damages estimated.
August 2014Flash FloodHenry$500Water was observed across rural roadways. Damages estimated.
March 2023FloodHenry-Warm temperatures, rainfall, and snowmelt caused flooding of O'Neill Basin Road 755, as well as Twin Bridges road 715B. These roads were closed. Additionally, there were reports of flooding (standing water) for: All Osino Roads, All Ryndon Roads, Spring Valley Parkway and Spring Valley Court (orange traffic barrels were in place). Coal Mine Canyon Road, Burner Basin Roads (rutted roads and retaining water), Last Chance Road (flowing water over roadway at Buzzard. Contact Road by NDOT Station (washout). Spring Creek Parkway (several areas of pooling water). Dirt roads around Elko County were noted as muddy, rutted, and holding water in various areas. In addition to the above the following roads also had some minor flooding: West Bullion Road, Lowe South Fork Road, Lucky Nugget Road, Lower Lamoille Road, Fort Halleck Road, Old Devils Gate Road, Elburz Road, and Kittridge Canyon.
June 2017HailHenry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elko 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
Riverside (historical)2.3 miles9
Contact6.4 miles11
Shores10.9 miles9
O'Neil (historical)11.7 miles13
Morlan (historical)14.1 miles10
San Jacinto14.3 miles10
Schoer Place15.8 miles11
Delaplain18.5 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856268. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.