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Oneota, Nevada

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. It lies near Sugarloaf Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Montgomery quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Oneota within Esmeralda County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

9 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Oneota (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined3
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeBASALT
7 August 2001Naturalunder an acreInyo National ForestGRADE
29 August 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreInyo National ForestMONTGOMERY FIRE
2 August 1992Naturalunder an acreInyo National Forestnot named
4 July 1996Fireworks5.6 acresInyo National ForestMONTGOMERY
18 July 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreInyo National ForestMONTGOMERY
27 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeQUEEN
16 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreInyo National ForestTRAIL MEADOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Esmeralda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 90 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 90 workings within 5 miles of Oneota (historical): 33 occurrences, 27 past producers, 22 prospects, 7 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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
Albert MineLead, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Apex-FawnGold, Zinc, Lead, SilverProspect
Double LuckySilver, Zinc, LeadProspect
Michael Brown PropertyLead, ZincProspect
NBMG Sample SiteLead, Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceVein
Queen Canyon MineFluorine-Fluorite, Silver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Queen MineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer1862, 1873
Ruth E.Copper, ZincProspect
Tip Top MineGold, Talc-SoapstonePast Producer
Unnamed Prospect TungstenTungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumOccurrenceContact Metamorphic

Every working recorded in Esmeralda 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
Gold Hit0.6 miles21
Arlemont (historical)13.6 miles21
Calmville (historical)16.3 miles14
The Crossing17.5 miles23
Fish Lake (historical)18.6 miles23
Columbus18.6 miles20
Argentum (historical)20.1 miles14
Dyer22.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847968. 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.