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Johntown, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dayton census division. It lies near Long Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Flowery Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Johntown within Lyon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

102 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Johntown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,438 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 4 were 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony9
Other causes6
Fireworks5
Firearms and explosives use4
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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
9 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeELDORADO DAM
8 September 2011Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCarson City District OfficeWINTERS
5 September 2002Smokingunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMINE
5 September 1993Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
20 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSR 341
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeLINEHAN
14 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.4 acresCentral Lyon County Fire Protection DistrictCYGNET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 199 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 199 workings within 5 miles of Johntown (historical): 121 past producers, 42 prospects, 12 producers, 10 unknowns. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver. 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
Anderson Pit & MillSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldOccurrence
Andes MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1859, 1875
C & C ShaftGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, ZincPast Producer1872, 1873
Chollar MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1860, 1866
Dayton MineGold, Silver, Zinc, CopperPlant
El Dorado CanyonLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Eureka Canyon QuarryVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Flowery MineGold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, IronProducer1868, 1995
Glacier King No. 1 ClaimUraniumProspect
Keystone ShaftGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lyon 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
Silver City1.2 miles32
Twin Flat1.4 miles32
Dayton1.9 miles25
Sutro2.9 miles31
Eureka (historical)3.6 miles29
Mound House3.6 miles29
Carson Rapids City5.1 miles31
Palmyra (historical)9.4 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858442. 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.