McGill Junction, 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 89318. The Survey maps it on the East Ely quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1952 USGS Ely quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS East Ely quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS McGill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of McGill Junction between 1992 and 2019, burning about 976 acres in total. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | SUBSTATION |
| 11 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HEUSSER |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ely District Office | WHIX FIVE |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | WHIX SIX |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | BASSETT |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Ely District Office | WHIX TWO |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | MCGILL SPR |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | GAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of McGill Junction: 10 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Amalgamated Copper Co | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ely Gibraltar Claims | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Copper, Galena | |
| Keystone Dumps | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Potassium | Past Producer | ||
| Red Hills Claims. | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Sample Locality 893 | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver-Lead Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Silver-Lead Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Hoops Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Isbel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Limekiln Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| McGill | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lavon | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Steptoe | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Baltimore Mill | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Mosier | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Glenn | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Kent (historical) | 8.3 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558045 | 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 860525. 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.






