Kimberly, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Ruth census division. It lies near Pilot Knob. The Survey maps it on the Riepetown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Reipetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Riepetown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reipetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Riepetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mt. Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Kimberly between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,036 acres in total. 44 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | GIROUX |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | LION |
| 2 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BHP PACK |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | MAGMA WELL |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | WHITE HILL |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GU GU |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RIVER WASH |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RUTH BAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Kimberly: 47 past producers, 8 producers, 8 unknowns, 6 occurrences. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Manganese, Silver, Gold, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlam | Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Blair and Kearsarge Claim | Copper, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate and Eldorado Claims | Silver, Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Columbia Mine | Manganese, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Commodore Claim | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Elijah Claim | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Elijah Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Ely District (Robinson) | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum | Producer | 1868 | |
| Ely Gold Mine | Mercury, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Ely Gold Mine | Mercury, Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kimberly in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow. 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 | Flash Flood | Kimberly | $1,000 | Flash flooding was reported on Duckwater Road in White Pine county near Pogues station.|Damages estimated. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Kimberly | $1,000 | Emergency manager and Duckwater Health Department reported flash flooding along White Pine County Road north of town through the Pancake mountain range which caused a significant washout in the road. |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Kimberly | - | A COOP Observer from Moorman Ranch reported 24-hour rainfall at his location of 2.94 inches. He added between 16 and 1800LT a portion of his mountain/hillside came down due to the heavy rain, and he had to clear/repair his driveway with his excavator. Some additional details of note; of the 2.94 inches that fell that Friday, 0.54 inches fell between 2000 that evening and 0400LT the next morning. It was the most rain our observer has seen in a 24-hour period in his 30 years in the area. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Kimberly | - | Duckwater road near Fish Creek was closed due to a dirt portion of the road being washed out by flooding. This occurred south of the Eureka county line in White Pine county. Monsoonal moisture aided in producing thunderstorms with the capability of producing brief heavy rain, or storms with high rainfall rates. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kimberly | - | A 64 mph wind gust was reported at the Pancake Ridge Mesonet site and a 58 mph wind gust was reported at the Alligator Ridge RAWS site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran (historical) | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Riepetown | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Copper Flat | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sunshine Camp (historical) | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ruth | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ruth (historical) | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Keystone | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Keystone Junction | 3.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845525. 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.







