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Mosier, Nevada

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ely census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. The Survey maps it on the East Ely quadrangle.

Mosier within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Mosier between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,818 acres in total. 35 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
Natural35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEly District OfficeUSFS 23
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeBIRD
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresEly District OfficeLOVES
12 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSQUAW PEAK
9 August 2012Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeWHIX ASSIST FIVE
7 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeSINCLAIR
6 August 2012Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeENA ASSIST ONE
6 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeWHIX ASSIST FOUR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Mosier: 20 past producers, 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Baltimore Camas Mines IncTungstenOccurrence
Black DevilManganeseUnknown
Calumet GroupCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Consolidated Copper MinesChromium, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Egan MillLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1979
Farnsworth-Ely Metal MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Green StakeLead, Zinc, Gold, Iron, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Yellowstone ClaimLead, Gold, Manganese, SilverPast Producer
Carrie Ann #3 & #4SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in White Pine 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
East Ely2.3 miles17
Calumet2.6 miles18
Baltimore Mill2.8 miles17
Ely3.4 miles20
Lavon4.9 miles17
Lane City5.5 miles18
Tamerlane (historical)6.0 miles19
Mineral City6.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 860651. 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.