Mill Creek Settlement, Nevada
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Carson City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89703. It lies near Taylor Flat. The Survey maps it on the Carson City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 30 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 Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Mill Creek Settlement (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,371 acres in total. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | POLECAT |
| 29 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Carson City District Office | VOLTAIRE 2 |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 095 |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 81 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | VOLTAIRE |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WNA 23 |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KING 1 |
| 13 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | EAST LAKE |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | DUCK HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Mill Creek Settlement (historical): 20 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Black Lead Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Carson Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Crystal Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| North Carson | Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| North Carson Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Panama Canal Mining Co | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Premier Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Lead, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Premier Mines Corp. | Copper, Gold, Bismuth, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Rafetto Property | Arsenic | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Carson City | 3.1 miles | 30 | |
| Eagle Station (historical) | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Carson Hot Springs | 3.9 miles | 30 | |
| New Empire | 5.2 miles | 29 | |
| Stewart | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Empire | 5.8 miles | 29 | |
| Pinyon Hills | 6.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857333. 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.










