Indian Hills, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89705. It lies near Carson Valley. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Indian Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,792 acres in total. 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KOONTZ |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | SKYLINE |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JACKS |
| 29 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Carson City District Office | VOLTAIRE 2 |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 094 |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 81 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | VOLTAIRE |
| 20 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WNA 23 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Indian Hills: 13 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Uranium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Black Lead Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Crystal Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Prospectce | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Ne Section 22 Shafts and Adit | Barium-Barite, Silver | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Panama Canal Mining Co | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Prison Hill Mine | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Rafetto Property | Arsenic | Unknown | ||
| Se Section 22 Shafts and Adits | Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Adit | Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge House | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Cradlebaugh (historical) | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Johnson Lane | 4.2 miles | 28 | |
| Genoa | 6.6 miles | 28 | |
| Walleys Hot Springs | 7.7 miles | 32 | |
| Glenbrook | 8.2 miles | 30 | |
| Logan Creek Estates | 8.3 miles | 30 | |
| Kingsbury Village | 9.0 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867347. 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.









