Old Bullion, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carlin census division. The Survey maps it on the Bullion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Dixie Flats quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bullion quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elko quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Old Bullion between 1992 and 2019, burning about 320 acres in total. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | COYOTE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 50 acres | Elko District Office | WEBB |
| 23 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Elko District Office | CRANE |
| 13 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | CEDAR 5 |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | CEDAR 1 |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | CEDARTHREE |
| 1 August 2018 | Natural | 5.8 acres | Elko District Office | CHERRY |
| 1 August 1992 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Elko District Office | ROBINSON 6 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 73 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 73 workings within 5 miles of Old Bullion: 51 past producers, 16 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin Group | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Aladdin Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1869, 1870 | |
| Bunker Hill | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Delmas Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Grey Eagle | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Holloysite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Humboldt | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | 1872 | |
| Iron Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lee | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1869, 1871 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Highland (historical) | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tonka | 12.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tyrol | 13.5 miles | 13 | |
| Vivian | 13.8 miles | 15 | |
| Carlin | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Moleen | 14.4 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122565183 | 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 847486. 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.






