Neptune City, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. The Survey maps it on the Mill 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
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Eugene Mountains Area quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Imlay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Neptune City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65,666 acres in total. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COSGRAVE |
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MILL CITY |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MILL CITY |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 156 1 |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 155 |
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | EARLY MILL |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 250 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PIT FIRE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 28,918 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COSGRAVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Neptune City (historical): 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallulah Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2666 | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2667 | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Dun Glen Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Dun Glen Mine Project | Gold | Producer | 1860, 1870, 2003 | |
| Fortune Cookie Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill City | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Dun Glen (historical) | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| Raspberry Creek (historical) | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cosgrave | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lander City (historical) | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Tungsten | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Imlay | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bonnie Briar (historical) | 8.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846344. 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.








