Jarbidge, 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 lies in ZIP code area 89826. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jarbidge South quadrangle. It stands 6,339 feet above sea level.
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 South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Jarbidge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 783 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| 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 |
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SANOVIA |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 111 workings within 5 miles of Jarbidge: 64 past producers, 39 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion Prospect | Gold, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Coon Creek Prospects | Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Copper Queen Prospect | Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Good Luck Property | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Long Hike | Gold, Silver, Selenium | Past Producer | 1910, 1918 | |
| 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 | ||
| 4m Mine | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bullion Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jarbidge in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flood | Jarbidge | $2,000 | Public reported 18 inches of mud and water flowing onto a road and rocks falling into roads from cliffs and steep slopes. Damages estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlak (historical) | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Jack Creek Camp | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Bruno City (historical) | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bayard (historical) | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bueasta (historical) | 13.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rowland | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Charleston | 14.6 miles | 17 | |
| Williams Cabin | 16.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Jarbidge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3452144 | 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 860185. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






