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Potomic, Nevada

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. The Survey maps it on the San Antonio Well quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Potomic 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.

Fires near this place

8 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Potomic (historical) between 1992 and 2012, burning about 3 acres in total. 8 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
Natural8

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
10 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSAN 2
10 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSAN 1
10 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSAN ANTONE
7 August 1997Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeSAN ANTONE
31 August 2001Natural1.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeSAN ANTONI
3 August 1993Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeROUND MTN
29 August 1992Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeLIBERTY
25 July 2012Natural1.3 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeBIG SMOKEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nye 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 Potomic (historical): 10 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Manganese, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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
Blue Jack ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceChrysocolla
Blue Jack ProspectGold, SilverUnknown
Florence MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, ZincPast ProducerVein
Florence MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer
Hall Molybdenum MineCopper, Molybdenum, Silver, GoldProducer1863, 1979, 1991
Liberty MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Royal Blue Turquoise ClaimsGemstonePast Producer
Cimarron Gold PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer1937, 1970
Cimarron GroupGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Liberty MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1863, 1945

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Liberty (historical)3.0 miles15
San Antonio (historical)9.3 miles15
Saint Elmo (historical)9.9 miles14
Maggie Blues (historical)10.9 miles15
Frazier Wells (historical)11.8 miles15
Tonogold (historical)13.5 miles15
Royston (historical)13.9 miles13
Indian Springs (historical)14.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848437. 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.