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Ophir City, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89704. It stands on Davis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washoe City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ophir City within Washoe County

On record in Ophir City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Ophir City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,362 acres in total. 32 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
Natural32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Firearms and explosives use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1
Smoking1

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
5 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictPOLECAT
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Tahoe Basin Management UnitTIROL
3 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 068
29 September 2008Natural2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeCOTTONTAIL
21 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.1 acresTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictSCHELLBOURNE
2 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use64 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSLIDE
13 September 2013Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestBROWNS CREEK
12 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictBOWERS 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Ophir City (historical): 8 past producers, 8 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
CommonwealthLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerCalamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Denver MineGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Denver MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Ellen B. PropertyGold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Freiberg MineLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Jumbo PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
NBMG Sample Site 4321Lead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceGalena
Union MineLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast Producer1860, 1906
Ellen BTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Hunt ClaimsTungstenOccurrenceScheelite

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Franktown1.6 miles31
Washoe City2.1 miles31
New Washoe City2.7 miles31
Sundown Town3.0 miles31
Pleasant Valley4.9 miles31
Tyrolian Village5.9 miles27
Jumbo (historical)6.2 miles32
Steamboat7.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858388. 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.