Lemmon Valley, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Valleys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89506. It lies near Kelly Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Reno NE quadrangle. 4,987 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresLemmon Valley fell from 5,040 to 4,987 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,040 | |
| 2020 | 4,987 | -53 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 28 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.
- 1891 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Reno NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Lemmon Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,068 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 7 were 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 | 57 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SPOONER |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | DUTCH FLAT |
| 5 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | METEOR |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | LONG VIEW |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Reno Fire Department | SHELL |
| 3 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | HUNGRYVAL |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MIDDLE FORK |
| 27 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | CHICKADEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Lemmon Valley: 16 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Fravel Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Fleece | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Stockwork | |
| Golden Fleece Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Paymaster Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Black Panther Area | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Panther Mine Area | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Fravel Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Argentite, Enargite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Paymaster | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Stockwork |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Black Springs | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| Grand View Terrace | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| Reno-Stead | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Martin | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Raleigh Heights | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Panther Valley | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Sun Valley | 4.5 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lemmon Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6521224 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 850800. 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.








