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Raleigh Heights, Nevada

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Valleys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89506. It lies near Panther Valley. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.

Raleigh Heights within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

178 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Raleigh Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,410 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 11 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined79
Natural20
Equipment and vehicle use19
Firearms and explosives use13
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning7
Fireworks6
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes3

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
8 September 2011Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSPOONER
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictDUTCH FLAT
5 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMETEOR
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionLONG VIEW
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentSHELL
27 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMIDDLE FORK
23 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEISENBERG
22 September 2019Firearms and explosives useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBARREL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Raleigh Heights: 18 past producers, 13 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, 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
Black Panther AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrenceVein
Black Panther Mine AreaTitaniumOccurrence
Fravel MinesGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Golden FleeceGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerStockwork
Golden Fleece MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Marshall GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Paymaster MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Peavine Area IronIronOccurrence
Peavine Peak MineTungsten, GoldPast ProducerUnknown
Reno MayGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Panther Valley1.2 miles29
Grand View Terrace1.6 miles29
Black Springs1.6 miles29
Golden Valley1.9 miles29
Martin1.9 miles29
Lemmon Valley3.2 miles28
North Valley3.3 miles29
Sun Valley3.5 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845612. 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.