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Huffaker, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Reno Southwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89511. It lies near Truckee Meadows. The Survey maps it on the Mount Rose NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Huffaker within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Huffaker (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,677 acres in total. 9 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS 2
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS CREEK
26 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresCarson City District OfficeSHELLBORNE
20 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCHIP
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeRNOX 22
9 August 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution11 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestGALENA
26 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresCarson City District OfficeRIO POCO
2 August 2009Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWHEELER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Huffaker (historical): 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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
Moana SpringsGeothermalProducer
Neuebaumer and Kelley ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Short Ranch PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
C. B. Concrete PropertyPumiceProducer
Isbell OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mira Loma PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rilite Aggregate CompanyPumiceProducer
Wheeler Ranch DepositMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar, Mercury
Wheeler Ranch ProspectMercuryOccurrence1875

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
Andersons (historical)1.1 miles31
Hidden Valley4.0 miles32
Glendale4.7 miles28
Reno5.1 miles29
West Reno5.3 miles29
Sparks5.4 miles29
Steamboat6.0 miles32
Vista6.3 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847845. 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.