Ophir, Nevada

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. The Survey maps it on the South Toiyabe Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ophir within Nye County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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.

1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1979 USGS South Toiyabe Peak quadrangle1:24000
1979 USGS Toiyabe Peak quadrangle1:24000
1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

10 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Ophir (historical) between 1994 and 2014, burning about 639 acres in total. 9 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	9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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
18 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	634 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	MURPHY (301)
17 September 2002	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	TIMBERLIN
31 August 1998	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	MAHOGANY
20 August 1999	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	HERCULES
16 August 2005	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	MM 74
12 August 1994	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	not named
10 August 1994	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	not named
10 August 1994	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nye County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Ophir (historical): 20 occurrences, 19 prospects, 19 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Blue Bird No. 1	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Buckeye Mine	Gold, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten	Past Producer	Vein
Cactus Prospect	Tungsten, Beryllium	Past Producer	Contact Metamorphic
Govan Prospect	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Groundhog No. 1 and Other Claims	Copper, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite, Antimony, Manganese	Occurrence	Vein
Gruss Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Gruss Mine	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	Prospect
Joan Claim	Silver, Gold, Copper, Bismuth	Prospect
Mayflower and Bimetallic Groups	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence	Vein
McKay No. 7 Claim	Uranium, Mercury	Occurrence	1955

Every working recorded in Nye 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Pueblo (historical)	5.4 miles	11
Park Canyon (historical)	6.2 miles	11
Millett	6.8 miles	11
Darroughs Hot Springs	10.1 miles	14
Barrett (historical)	10.9 miles	12
Reese River	11.0 miles	14
San Juan (historical)	11.1 miles	11
Carvers	12.2 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 860839. 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.