Patrick, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It lies in ZIP code area 89434. It lies near Old Lonesome. The Survey maps it on the Patrick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1891 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Spanish Springs Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Patrick quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Patrick quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Patrick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,219 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | SHEEP |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 435 acres | Carson City District Office | ARC |
| 6 September 2011 | Fireworks | 157 acres | Carson City District Office | HOMERUN |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG 3 |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | INTERSTATE 80 |
| 14 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PATRICK |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | TRACY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Patrick: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Mercury, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation Grog Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| White Bird Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Taylor-Braach Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Taylor-Branch Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer | 1931, 1940 | |
| Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Truckee Canyon Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pumic Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumicious Rhyolite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Hess Rock & Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hess/Mc Carran Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang | 3.1 miles | 28 | |
| Hafed | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Clarks (historical) | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Vista | 6.6 miles | 28 | |
| Wedekind | 6.9 miles | 28 | |
| Hidden Valley | 8.3 miles | 32 | |
| Glendale | 8.7 miles | 28 | |
| Thisby | 8.8 miles | 23 |
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 Q7145994 | 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 848611. 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.








