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Hoye, Nevada

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Smith Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89444. It lies in Hoye Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oreana Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hoye within Lyon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

40 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Hoye (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,528 acres in total. 25 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
Natural25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1
Firearms and explosives use1
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 August 1995Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeCOLONY RD
7 August 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestBOULDER FIRE
7 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresCarson City District OfficeEFKX 2
30 August 2005Fireworksunder an acreCarson City District OfficePIT
27 August 2007Natural22 acresCarson City District OfficeJACKWRIGHT
20 August 2006Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestDESERT #2
2 August 2015Natural3.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWELLINGTON
19 August 2003Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestHILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Hoye (historical): 11 past producers, 10 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Boulder Hill MineSilver, Fluorine-Fluorite, TungstenPast Producer
Boulder Hill MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
High JacksTungsten, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite, Scheelite
Taylor Hill MineGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Boulder Hill Claims SouthTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Bromide MineAntimonyProspect
Fullstone ProspectAntimony, SilverOccurrenceVein
Hoye CanyonPerliteOccurrence
Victory ClaimsPerliteOccurrence
Yankee Girl ClaimsCopperPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Lyon 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
Wellington0.5 miles23
Walker River (historical)2.5 miles23
Smith4.0 miles23
Simpson7.6 miles23
Hudson (historical)8.1 miles23
Wellington Springs10.1 miles22
Tippecanoe (historical)11.5 miles22
Sulfur11.9 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847925. 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.