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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.

Ola within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown, 1940 to 2022

Taken 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.

Bootmaker, Capriola Saddlery. Elko, Nevada
Bootmaker, Capriola Saddlery. Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Cowhand tries on chaps. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Cowhand tries on chaps. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Cattle stop by an irrigation canal for a drink in desolate northern Nevada, near the town of Carlin
Cattle stop by an irrigation canal for a drink in desolate northern Nevada, near the town of Carlin
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Cowhand examining bit. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Cowhand examining bit. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Cowhand tries on chaps. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Cowhand tries on chaps. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Saddle makers. Capriola Saddlery, Elko, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Elko County

Fires near this place

8 since 1995

Regional 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/undetermined4
Natural3
Debris and open burning1

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
17 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreElko District OfficeOLA
13 August 1999Natural8.0 acresElko District OfficeBRUSH CRK
9 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresElko District OfficeLEPPY
30 July 1995Natural1.0 acresElko District OfficeGAMBLE CYN
23 June 1999Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeI80MM408
7 November 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeARSON #9
7 November 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeARSON #10
7 November 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeARSON #11

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
WendoverStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Wendover QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Elko County

Storms near this place

2 since 2007

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2014Flash FloodOla$500Public reported flash flooding on Ibapah road. Damages estimated.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindOla-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elko 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
West Wendover4.1 miles9
Eastline5.4 miles9
Pilot8.1 miles10
Proctor13.7 miles10
Clifside15.1 miles10
Silver Zone17.6 miles10
Shafter18.3 miles9
Decoy18.4 miles9

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 OlaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q20714537The 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.