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Jacobsville, Nevada

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. It lies near Reese River Valley. The Survey maps it on the Vigus Butte quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jacobsville within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

7 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Jacobsville (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 206 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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
Natural3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeREEDS WILLOW
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District Office722
20 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeRODEO
29 August 1992Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
3 July 1996Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeVIGUSBUTTE
5 May 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSKUNK RANCH
26 May 2001Natural205 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeCARTER RCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Jacobsville (historical): 9 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
Golden Eagle MineSilver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerVein
GreenahGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Greenah MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerVein
Gweenah MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Hercules - AustinGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer
San Miguel MineSilver, Gold, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Volcanic AshPumicePast Producer
Willys GroupUraniumProspect
Skookum MineGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerVein
Skookum PropertyCopperUnknown

Every working recorded in Lander 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
Skookum (historical)2.6 miles9
Gweenah (historical)4.0 miles9
Canon City4.1 miles12
Clifton (historical)5.4 miles12
Austin5.9 miles12
Amador (historical)6.6 miles10
Yankee Blade7.2 miles10
Lander City (historical)8.7 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858037. 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.