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Lane City, Nevada

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ely census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. It lies near The Rabbit Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ruth quadrangle.

Lane City within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Lane City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 59 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
Natural59
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Recreation and ceremony6
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 1993Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forestnot named
30 September 2015Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeLUCKY
22 September 2000Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestROOKIE
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresEly District OfficeLOVES
13 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeMAGMA WELL
13 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeWHITE HILL
13 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestGU GU
12 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSQUAW PEAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 89 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Lane City: 55 past producers, 13 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 8 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Manganese. 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
BedlamSilver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Iron, LeadPast Producer
Blair and Kearsarge ClaimCopper, AluminumPast Producer
Calumet GroupCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Carbonate and Eldorado ClaimsSilver, Gold, LeadUnknown
Columbia MineManganese, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Consolidated Copper MinesChromium, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Egan MillLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1979
Elijah ClaimLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Ely District (Robinson)Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, PlatinumProducer1868
Ely Gold MineMercury, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerPlacer

Every working recorded in White Pine 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
Mineral City0.9 miles18
Keystone Junction2.3 miles18
Ely2.4 miles20
Keystone2.5 miles18
Ruth (historical)2.6 miles18
Calumet2.9 miles18
Copper Flat3.0 miles18
Sunshine Camp (historical)3.1 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845529. 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.