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Rebel Creek, Nevada

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the McDermitt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89425. It lies near Spring Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Orovada quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Rebel Creek within Humboldt County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

42 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Rebel Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,075 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 1 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
Natural21
Equipment and vehicle use11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

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
7 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use23 acresWinnemucca District OfficeWILLOW
6 September 1998Natural1.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeWILLOWCR
19 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.1 acresWinnemucca District OfficeANTELOPE CREEK
19 September 2006Natural37 acresWinnemucca District OfficeREBEL CREEK
7 August 2008Naturalunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeWILLOW CREEK
5 August 1993Natural2,500 acresWinnemucca District OfficeWILLOW CK
4 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeMM 50
30 August 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWinnemucca District OfficeWILLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Rebel Creek (historical): 7 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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
G.S. and I. ClaimGold, Silver, ArsenicPast Producer
Liberty Loan ClaimGold, Silver, LeadOccurrence1907
Mustard No. 1 ClaimSilver, Arsenic, GoldProspect
Ohio MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, IronPast Producer1934, 1939
Ohio MineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Orovada PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
G.S. and I ClaimGold, Silver, ArsenicOccurrenceVein
Mustard #1 ClaimSilver, Gold, ArsenicOccurrenceVein
Melody PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer1929
NBMG Sample Site 2623Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Orovada2.7 miles16
Platora4.0 miles16
Cañon Creek Station (historical)13.7 miles17
Paradise Valley14.5 miles16
Amos (historical)15.1 miles16
Gouge Eye15.8 miles14
Spring City (historical)16.6 miles14
National (historical)18.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862988. 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.