Ola, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Wendover census division. The Survey maps it on the Ola quadrangle. It stands 4,626 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ola quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wendover quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
8 of 9 photographs shown, 1940 to 2022Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Elko County
Fires near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Ola between 1995 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Elko District Office | OLA |
| 13 August 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Elko District Office | BRUSH CRK |
| 9 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Elko District Office | LEPPY |
| 30 July 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | GAMBLE CYN |
| 23 June 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | I80MM408 |
| 7 November 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ARSON #9 |
| 7 November 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ARSON #10 |
| 7 November 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ARSON #11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ola: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wendover Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ola in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Ola | $500 | Public reported flash flooding on Ibapah road. Damages estimated. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Wendover | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Eastline | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Pilot | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Proctor | 13.7 miles | 10 | |
| Clifside | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Silver Zone | 17.6 miles | 10 | |
| Shafter | 18.3 miles | 9 | |
| Decoy | 18.4 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20714537 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856332. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





