Mendha, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies near The Point. The Survey maps it on the Highland Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1916 USGS Highland quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Highland quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Highland Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Mendha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,382 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Ely District Office | BROAN CAN |
| 4 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | CASELTON |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HIGHLAND |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | PANAM |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NATURAL OUT 13 |
| 18 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BRISTOL |
| 14 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Ely District Office | HIGHWAY |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | PIOCHE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 146 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 146 workings within 5 miles of Mendha: 89 past producers, 29 occurrences, 22 prospects, 3 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Lincoln Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1867, 1885 | |
| Agricultural Minerals Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | 1975 | |
| Arcane Mining Co. Property | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Prince Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | Wad | |
| Black Prince Mine | Zinc, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Bumagin Shaft | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| California-Pioche Shaft | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| California-Pioche Shaft | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Centennial Shaft | Lead, Silver, Manganese, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Combined Metals No. 1 Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Caselton | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Caselton Heights | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pioche | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Big Trees | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Prince | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Princeton (historical) | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bristol | 10.2 miles | 10 |
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 Q122588512 | 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 856079. 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.







