BlockNevada Hills, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. The Survey maps it on the Bell Canyon 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
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Bell Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Nevada Hills (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,340 acres in total. 3 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 | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 360 acres | Carson City District Office | BUGGY |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW |
| 15 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW PEAK |
| 22 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15,360 acres | Carson City District Office | SANDSPRGS |
| 20 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW |
| 16 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW 2 |
| 16 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW PEAK 1 |
| 14 June 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Nevada Hills (historical): 36 occurrences, 33 past producers, 16 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ledge #3 Adit | Silver, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Blackout | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Fairview | Mercury, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Fairview Eagle | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gold Basin Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 3829 | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 3833 | Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 3834 | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| NBMG Sample Site 3835 | Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Strontium | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| NBMG Sample Site 3836 | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Eagleville (historical) | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Middlegate | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sand Springs (historical) | 11.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sand Hill Station (historical) | 12.2 miles | 21 | |
| Red Top (historical) | 15.5 miles | 21 | |
| Eastgate | 17.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kingston (historical) | 17.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852696. 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.