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Holbrook Junction, Nevada

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Topaz Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89410. It lies near Gold Hill. The Survey maps it on the Topaz Lake quadrangle.

Holbrook Junction within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Holbrook Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,298 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 2 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
Natural28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Firearms and explosives use1

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
28 September 1996Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWILD OAT
16 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEast Fork Fire and Paramedic DistrictTOPAZ RANCH
14 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTOPAZ HILL
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined133 acresCarson City District OfficeEFKX 3
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeTOPAZ
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeDOUBLE SPRINGS
8 August 1994Arson/incendiarism6,469 acresCarson City District OfficeHOLBROOK
7 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresCarson City District OfficeEFKX 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Holbrook Junction: 14 past producers, 12 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten. 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
A and C MineTungsten, Zinc, Lead, ArsenicPast Producer
Carbonate Hills Lead ProspectLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Last Dollar ClaimGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceMagnetite
Lead-Zinc OccurrenceLead, ZincProspect
Section 26 Sulfur PitSulfurOccurrence
Sweet Water MineMolybdenumPast Producer
Topz Lead-SilverLead, Silver, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
Unnamed MineLead, GoldOccurrenceVein
AntimonyLead, Silver, GoldPast ProducerReplacement
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas 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
Mountain House (historical)1.1 miles28
Topaz Lake2.7 miles28
Double Springs (historical)4.6 miles26
Mammoth Ledge (historical)6.8 miles26
Carman Heights7.6 miles26
Dresslerville14.2 miles29
Twelvemile House14.4 miles29
Gardnerville Ranchos14.5 miles29

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Holbrook JunctionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q54888682The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 860009. 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.