Jack Creek Camp, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jarbidge census division. It stands on Jenny Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jarbidge North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1943 USGS Jarbidge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Jarbidge quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Jarbidge Mts quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jarbidge North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Jack Creek Camp between 1992 and 2019, burning about 783 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JARBIDGE PEAK |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SLIDE |
| 15 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DEER MOUNTAIN |
| 13 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BEAR CREEK |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DIAMOND A |
| 29 August 1996 | Natural | 100 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DEER CREEK EAST |
| 29 August 1996 | Natural | 125 acres | Elko District Office | JARBIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 95 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 95 workings within 5 miles of Jack Creek Camp: 61 past producers, 27 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion Prospect | Gold, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Long Hike | Gold, Silver, Selenium | Past Producer | 1910, 1918 | |
| Montana | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Morning Star Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pavlak Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Payday | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Three Day Creek Prospects | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| 4m Mine | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bullion Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Finance Copper Mine | Copper, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarbidge | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pavlak (historical) | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bruno City (historical) | 12.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bueasta (historical) | 14.7 miles | 16 | |
| Rowland | 14.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bayard (historical) | 15.0 miles | 17 | |
| Charleston | 16.8 miles | 17 | |
| Williams Cabin | 19.0 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556069 | The 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 852522. 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.






