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Kinkaid, Nevada

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. The Survey maps it on the Kinkaid quadrangle.

Kinkaid within Mineral County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

1 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Kinkaid in 2009, burning under an acre in total. 1 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
Natural1

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
18 July 2009Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficePINE CROW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Kinkaid: 29 past producers, 15 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite, Uranium, Aluminum. 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
Acme GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast ProducerVein
American Gold Claims SouthTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrence
Deep ProspectsAluminum, KaolinOccurrenceReplacement
Evening StarGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Garfield Hills KyaniteKyanite, Aluminum, CorundumProspect
Golden Eagle MineZinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Montreal MineSilver, Gold, Lead, IronPast ProducerCerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
Paul Medlock MillGold, Silver, TungstenPast Producer
Silver King MineGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Silver Star MineTungsten, CopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mineral 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
Copperfield (historical)3.5 miles18
Acme (historical)5.3 miles18
Garfield (historical)7.8 miles19
Thorne11.1 miles23
Luning11.6 miles19
Hawthorne12.3 miles23
Babbitt12.9 miles22
Midway13.3 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856060. 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.