Prospect, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Eureka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. It lies near Dugout Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Spring Valley Summit 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
7 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.
- 1926 USGS Roberts Mountains quadrangle1:250000
- 1929 USGS Roberts Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Bellevue Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Summit Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Spring Valley Summit quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Prospect (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 13 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PINTO |
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | GREY |
| 25 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WINDFALL |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GOODWIN |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TREEINROCK |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | DUR |
| 29 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | CHRISTOPHR |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WINDFALL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 157 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 157 workings within 5 miles of Prospect (historical): 107 past producers, 20 unknowns, 15 occurrences, 6 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Hill Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Bisoni | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Iron, Silica, Beryllium, Limestone, General | Prospect | 1960 | |
| Bullwacker Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Burning Moscow Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Connelly Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Diamond Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Distinction Tunnel | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Dugout Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Gold, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Dugout Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt (historical) | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ruby Hill | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Eureka | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pinto (historical) | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Eunice Place | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Diamond City (historical) | 21.2 miles | 13 | |
| Birch (historical) | 33.1 miles | 13 | |
| Romano (historical) | 33.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846994. 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.






