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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 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
- 1963 USGS Baxter Spring quadrangle1:62500
- 1987 USGS San Antonio Well quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SAN 2 |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SAN 1 |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SAN ANTONE |
| 7 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SAN ANTONE |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SAN ANTONI |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | ROUND MTN |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | LIBERTY |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BIG SMOKEY |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jack Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chrysocolla | |
| Blue Jack Prospect | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Florence Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Florence Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hall Molybdenum Mine | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1863, 1979, 1991 | |
| Liberty Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Royal Blue Turquoise Claims | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Cimarron Gold Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1937, 1970 | |
| Cimarron Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Liberty Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1863, 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| San Antonio (historical) | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Maggie Blues (historical) | 10.9 miles | 15 | |
| Frazier Wells (historical) | 11.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tonogold (historical) | 13.5 miles | 15 | |
| Royston (historical) | 13.9 miles | 13 | |
| Indian Springs (historical) | 14.4 miles | 14 |
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.







