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Mayberrys, Nevada

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Verdi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89523. It stands on Hunter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Verdi quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mayberrys within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 29 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

113 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Mayberrys (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 23,633 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined38
Natural31
Recreation and ceremony20
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2
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
30 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPALLETS FIRE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentBOOMTOWN
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS 2
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCOUNTY
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS CREEK
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 092
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 080
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 091

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Mayberrys (historical): 12 occurrences, 7 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Panther Mine AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrence
Chalk BluffDiatomitePast Producer
Mazy MineGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Moana SpringsGeothermalProducer
Reno MayGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite
Unnamed MineGold, Boron-BoratesPast ProducerVein
Unnamed Prospect, Sec 29Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceEnargite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Verdi Lignite-Uranium ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Verdi ProspectMolybdenum, GoldOccurrence
W. 7th St. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Lawton0.8 miles29
Mogul1.8 miles29
West Reno2.4 miles29
Reno4.6 miles29
Verdi5.1 miles29
Fleish5.5 miles29
Crystal Peak (historical)5.6 miles29
Marmol (historical)5.7 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856533. 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.