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North Valley, Nevada

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Reno North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89512. It lies near Sun Valley. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.

North Valley within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

131 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of North Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,565 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 were 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/undetermined60
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism11
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Natural8
Fireworks6
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes3
Firearms and explosives use3

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresCarson City District OfficeRIO ALAYNE
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictDUTCH FLAT
27 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresCarson City District OfficeMARTINI
27 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMIDDLE FORK
23 September 2018Misuse of fire by a minor2.6 acresCarson City District OfficeROCKY RIDGE
23 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEISENBERG
22 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestKEYSTONE2
21 September 1994Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 099

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of North Valley: 16 past producers, 11 occurrences, 6 prospects, 2 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold. 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
(Facility) United States Platinum RefineryREE, Uranium, Silver, Platinum, GoldPlant
Arkell MineSilver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, ZincPast ProducerAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Black Panther AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrenceVein
Black Panther Mine AreaTitaniumOccurrence
Chalk BluffDiatomitePast Producer
Desert King MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Marshall GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Moana SpringsGeothermalProducer
Reno MayGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite
Unnamed MineGold, Boron-BoratesPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Reno2.0 miles29
Panther Valley2.7 miles29
Sparks2.7 miles29
Sun Valley3.0 miles29
Raleigh Heights3.3 miles29
Glendale3.8 miles28
West Reno4.0 miles29
Golden Valley4.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 864241. 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.