Pavlak, Nevada

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jarbidge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89826. It lies near Bonanza Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Jarbidge South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Pavlak within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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.

1943 USGS Jarbidge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1945 USGS Jarbidge 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 Jarbidge South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

21 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Pavlak (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 657 acres in total. 15 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	15
Recreation and ceremony	3
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Debris and open burning	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
3 September 1995	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	JARBIDGE PEAK
17 September 2001	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	SLIDE
15 September 2016	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	DEER MOUNTAIN
13 September 1992	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	not named
10 September 2019	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	BEAR CREEK
7 August 2012	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	DIAMOND A
29 August 1996	Natural	100 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	DEER CREEK EAST
27 August 1996	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	BEAR CREEK SUMMIT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 113 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 113 workings within 5 miles of Pavlak (historical): 66 past producers, 39 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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
Bullion Prospect	Gold, Sulfur	Occurrence
Coon Creek Prospects	Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum	Occurrence	1910
Good Luck Property	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Long Hike	Gold, Silver, Selenium	Past Producer	1910, 1918
Morning Star Mine	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Pavlak Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Payday	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
4m Mine	Silver, Gold	Unknown
Bullion Prospect	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Vein
Coon Creek	Tungsten	Occurrence

Every working recorded in Elko 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
Jarbidge	1.7 miles	16
Jack Creek Camp	3.8 miles	16
Bruno City (historical)	9.1 miles	16
Bayard (historical)	11.2 miles	17
Charleston	13.0 miles	17
Bueasta (historical)	14.2 miles	16
Rowland	14.5 miles	16
Williams Cabin	15.7 miles	17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862755. 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.