Lander City, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Imlay census division. The Survey maps it on the Imlay 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
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Imlay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Imlay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Lander City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106,036 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | IMLAY 2 |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | IMLAY 1 |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | 1.8 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 143 |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | FRONTAGE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MILL CITY |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 146 |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MEDIAN |
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | EARLY MILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lander City (historical): 9 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Forge Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Stank and Forge Lease | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Silver Occurrence | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Silver Occurrence | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Silver Occurrence | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Clad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Imlay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Imlay Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imlay | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mill City | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Tungsten | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Central (historical) | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Neptune City (historical) | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Humboldt City | 8.4 miles | 18 | |
| Humboldt | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt House | 8.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846360. 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.








