Lockwood, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89434. It lies near Lagomarsino Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle. It stands 4,360 feet above sea level.
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
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Spanish Springs Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Lockwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,772 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG |
| 6 September 2011 | Fireworks | 157 acres | Carson City District Office | HOMERUN |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | 379 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG 2 |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Carson City District Office | PARK |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG 3 |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Storey County Fire Department | POWERLINE |
| 6 August 2017 | Natural | 192 acres | Carson City District Office | CANYON |
| 6 August 2017 | Natural | 2,816 acres | Carson City District Office | PRATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Lockwood: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Mercury, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill and Burgner Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Revelation Grog Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Truckee Canyon Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| White Bird Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Washington Hill Mine | Mercury | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Washington Hill Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Truckee Canyon Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pumicious Rhyolite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| All-Lite Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockwood in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1996 | Flash Flood | Lockwood | $10,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang Ranch | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Virginia City Highlands | 8.7 miles | 32 | |
| Clark | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Flowery City (historical) | 13.5 miles | 31 | |
| Virginia City | 13.6 miles | 32 | |
| Divide | 14.4 miles | 32 | |
| Mark Twain Estates | 14.7 miles | 31 | |
| Gold Hill | 15.0 miles | 32 |
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 Lockwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15242605 | 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 856069. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








