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Lavon, Nevada

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the McGill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. The Survey maps it on the East Ely quadrangle.

Lavon within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Lavon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 16,699 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 1 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
Natural19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Firearms and explosives use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1

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
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeBIRD
28 September 2008Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeNAT OUT THREE
17 September 2019Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSUBSTATION
12 September 2016Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeHERCULES
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresEly District OfficeWHIX FIVE
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeWHIX SIX
6 August 2011Natural1.0 acresEly District OfficeWHIX TWO
3 August 2011Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeRACEWAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lavon: 14 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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
Baltimore Camas Mines IncTungstenOccurrence
Egan MillLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1979
Keystone DumpsCopper, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, PotassiumPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Limekiln QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Limestone PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Keno #3 Drill Rd & WorkingsCopperPast ProducerVein
Steptoe Drill Road.CopperPast Producer
Blm Community PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
City of Ely PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
McGill Junction3.1 miles17
Adverse3.9 miles19
Baltimore Mill4.9 miles17
Mosier4.9 miles17
McGill5.4 miles19
Steptoe5.7 miles19
Calumet6.2 miles18
East Ely6.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 860307. 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.