Kennedy, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies near Gold Note Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kennedy Canyon 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
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Mt. Tobin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fish Creek Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Kennedy Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Kennedy (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 4,962 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | REED CYN |
| 25 July 2007 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | POLE CREEK |
| 24 July 2007 | Natural | 20 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SWEENEY |
| 22 July 2018 | Natural | 394 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SWEENEY |
| 20 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Winnemucca District Office | M PASS |
| 16 July 1994 | Natural | 400 acres | Winnemucca District Office | FRENCH BOY |
| 7 June 1996 | Natural | 1,630 acres | Winnemucca District Office | KENNEDY |
| 7 June 1996 | Natural | 2,470 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Kennedy (historical): 15 past producers, 11 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Note Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Antimony | Past Producer | 1891, 1893 | |
| Granite Mountain Cu-Mo Property | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Manganese, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | 1975 | |
| Granite Mountain Drill Site 101 | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | 1975 | |
| Henrietta | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Henrietta Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Imperial Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Imperial Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1891, 1893 | |
| Kennedy Canyon Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Tetrahedrite | |
| Paris Well | Geothermal | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hot Springs | 11.8 miles | 21 | |
| Jersey (historical) | 15.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stevensville (historical) | 19.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fitting | 19.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cherry Creek (historical) | 21.9 miles | 21 | |
| Rochester Heights (historical) | 22.3 miles | 16 | |
| East Rochester (historical) | 22.4 miles | 16 | |
| Panama | 22.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854500. 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.







