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Jackrabbit, Nevada

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pioche census division. The Survey maps it on the Bristol Range SE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jackrabbit within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

137 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Jackrabbit (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,681 acres in total. 132 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
Natural132
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle 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
6 September 2007Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeROCKPORT
29 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District Office15 MI WELL
29 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeLUCKY STAR
29 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeJANELL
29 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeB AND B
29 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeT AND O
28 September 2004Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeKARI
26 September 1992Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSILVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Jackrabbit (historical): 29 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Copper, Silver, Lead. 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
Black Metal MineSilver, Manganese, Iron, Gold, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, CoalPast ProducerCerargyrite, Galena, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Bristol - Jackrabbit MinesSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, ManganesePast Producer1860, 1870, 1940
Bristol Silver MineCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, ManganesePast Producer1878, 1965
Bristol Silver MinesLead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese, Gold, CopperPast Producer1868, 1871
Crescent MineSilver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Detroit MineSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerGalena
Fortuna MineLead, Zinc, Copper, SilverOccurrenceCalamine, Copper, Galena, Hydrozincite
Fortuna MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Gypsy MineCopper, Silver, Manganese, LeadProspect
Hillside MineCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1870

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Bristol1.7 miles10
Tempest (historical)1.7 miles10
Bristol Well (historical)5.0 miles10
Mendha10.6 miles17
Highland (historical)11.9 miles17
Big Trees13.4 miles17
Caselton13.5 miles19
Pioche13.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854776. 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.