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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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.
- 1891 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1974 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Carson City District Office | RIO ALAYNE |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | DUTCH FLAT |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Carson City District Office | MARTINI |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MIDDLE FORK |
| 23 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Carson City District Office | ROCKY RIDGE |
| 23 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | EISENBERG |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KEYSTONE2 |
| 21 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 099 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) United States Platinum Refinery | REE, Uranium, Silver, Platinum, Gold | Plant | ||
| Arkell Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Black Panther Area | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Panther Mine Area | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Chalk Bluff | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Desert King Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Marshall Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Moana Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Reno May | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold, Boron-Borates | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Panther Valley | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Sparks | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Sun Valley | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Raleigh Heights | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Glendale | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| West Reno | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Golden Valley | 4.4 miles | 29 |
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.









