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Jett, Nevada

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies in Jett Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pablo Canyon Ranch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jett within Nye County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Jett (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 8,220 acres in total. 21 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
Natural21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

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
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWALL
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWALL
10 September 2019Natural3.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestANTELOPE SPRINGS
3 August 2000Natural4.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWALL 2
21 August 2013Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPABLO (305)
10 August 2001Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestBELCHER BASIN
10 August 2001Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeDEVIL
9 July 1999Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPABLO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nye County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Jett (historical): 12 occurrences, 7 prospects, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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
Austin ClaimSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldProspect
Broad Canyon MineGold, Molybdenum, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Broad Creek ProspectLead, Zinc, Silver, Antimony, Gold, IronPast Producer
Ct. Lawrence PropertySilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldOccurrenceVein
Gibraltar Silver Hill Mining Co.Zinc, Lead, Silver, GoldOccurrence1920
Gilbraltar Silver Mining Co.Silver, Lead, Zinc, GoldOccurrence1919
Hilltop ClaimsSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, AntimonyOccurrence
JettTungsten, Silver, GoldProspect
Last Chance MineSilver, Gold, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer
Pablo ClaimSilver, Gold, LeadProspect

Every working recorded in Nye 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
Hadley2.9 miles13
Carvers4.6 miles14
Darroughs Hot Springs6.8 miles14
Round Mountain7.4 miles13
Steigmeyer Mill7.9 miles13
Peavine (historical)11.1 miles14
Jefferson (historical)11.9 miles8
Indian Springs (historical)13.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848268. 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.