Patsville, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89831. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mountain City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1936 USGS Mountain City quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Mountain City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Mountain City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Jarbidge Mts quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Mountain City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Patsville between 1993 and 2018, burning about 13,424 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | RESERVATION HILL |
| 15 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | RIZZI WEST |
| 1 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DROP POINT 70 |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CALIFORNIA CREEK |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | 1,009 acres | Eastern Nevada Agency | HANSEN |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 11,822 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BROWNS GULCH |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MILLER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Patsville: 37 past producers, 17 occurrences, 15 prospects, 4 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Claim Group | Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Cobb Creek Prospect | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Occurrence | 1983 | |
| Coffee Pot | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Ensign | Silver, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Golden Ensign Mine | Molybdenum, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Spot No. 1 | Gold, Uranium, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Indian Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Nos. 1-11 | Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Mariposa | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mayflower-Bronze Group | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Patsville in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsville | $200 | Strong winds took off a few shingles from a house. Damages are estimated. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Patsville | - | The public provided a video showing what appears to be a well developed funnel cloud with a small dust whirl at the base. The tornado was estimated at an elevation around 6500 feet to 7000 feet. Location was estimated based on radar. Due to the remote location of the tornado, no damage was observed or surveyed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain City | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Point of Rocks | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Columbia (historical) | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Owyhee | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| White Rock (historical) | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Excelsior (historical) | 13.4 miles | 11 | |
| Island Mountain (historical) | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Echo | 14.5 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Patsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3472752 | 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 860892. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







