Martin, Nevada
29 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 Smyles Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.
On record in Martin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Black Springs Volunteer Firehouselisted 2024 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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 quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1974 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,982 acres in total. 30 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 | 62 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SPOONER |
| 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 |
| 23 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | EISENBERG |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KEYSTONE2 |
| 21 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 099 |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SHAWNEVA |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | YORKSHIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Martin: 22 past producers, 14 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Panther Mine Area | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| 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 | ||
| Peavine Peak Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Peavine Peak Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Red Metals Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Reno May | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View Terrace | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Black Springs | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Raleigh Heights | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| Golden Valley | 2.5 miles | 29 | |
| Lemmon Valley | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Panther Valley | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Reno-Stead | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| Copperfield | 4.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856076. 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.









