Moleen, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89801. The Survey maps it on the Grindstone Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Dixie Flats quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Grindstone Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elko quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Moleen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,681 acres in total. 27 started naturally. None 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.2 acres | Elko District Office | CARLIN AREA RR TIES |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | FIRE ACADEMY |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | GSTONE1 |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ACADEMY |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | FIRECRACKER RANCH |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | TUNNEL |
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | LITTLE SP |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | GRIND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Moleen: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box K Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elko City Pit Simkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKinley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Tonka | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Vivian | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Carlin | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Tyrol | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Elko | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ballous Addition | 11.7 miles | 12 |
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 Q122567084 | 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 856087. 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.






