Raglan, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. The Survey maps it on the Rose Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rose Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Rose Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Raglan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,732 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 181 acres | Winnemucca District Office | TENMILE |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COSGRAVE |
| 26 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | DEAD COW |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | ROSECREEK |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | PANSY |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MUSTARD |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LITTLE T |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 612 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ROSE CREEK |
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 Raglan: 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Manganese, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt River | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Ten Mile Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Amethyst Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Occurrence | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Antimony Occurrence | Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Rose Creek Spring | Tungsten, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Victory Lode Prospect | Manganese, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Victory Prospect | Manganese, Tungsten | Occurrence | 1939 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Creek | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pronto | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Barrett Springs (historical) | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Winnemucca | 13.2 miles | 22 | |
| Venado (historical) | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Weso | 16.4 miles | 16 | |
| Tule | 18.7 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122555889 | 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 856112. 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.







