BlockJumbo, Nevada
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89704. It lies near Wakefield Peak. The Survey maps it on the Virginia City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500
- 1967 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Jumbo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,704 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MOUNDHOUSE |
| 29 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | COTTONTAIL |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Carson City District Office | CARX 6 |
| 20 September 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 12 acres | Carson City District Office | DUCK HILL |
| 20 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SR 341 |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Carson City District Office | LINEHAN |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Central Lyon County Fire Protection District | CYGNET |
| 13 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | A STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 195 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 195 workings within 5 miles of Jumbo (historical): 120 past producers, 43 prospects, 13 occurrences, 10 unknowns. 9 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andes Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1859, 1875 | |
| C & C Shaft | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | 1872, 1873 | |
| Chollar Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1860, 1866 | |
| Cinderlite Aggregates | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Dayton Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Plant | ||
| Ellen B. Property | Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Freiberg Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jumbo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone Shaft | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 4321 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Washoe City | 3.6 miles | 31 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Five Mile House (historical) | 5.6 miles | 32 | |
| Washoe City | 5.7 miles | 31 | |
| Steamboat | 6.2 miles | 32 | |
| Ophir City (historical) | 6.2 miles | 31 | |
| Sundown Town | 7.0 miles | 31 | |
| Franktown | 7.1 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854496. 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.