Rennox, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. The Survey maps it on the Battle Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Rennox between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Elko District Office | SHOSHONE |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Elko District Office | MESA |
| 4 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 22 acres | Elko District Office | TAYLOR |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 34 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | CYANIDE |
| 19 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | RODEO |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Elko District Office | SHEEP CREEK |
| 30 July 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Elko District Office | BLOSSOM RD |
| 30 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | CHEMICAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Rennox: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Silver, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Snowstorm | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1906, 1928 | |
| Silver Occurrence | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Snowstorm Mine | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Silver | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Fisk Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Fisk Bros.Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Battle Mountain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Placer | |
| North Battle Mountain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Battle Mountain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| North Battle Mountain | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Battle Mountain | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rosny | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Piute | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Argenta | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Kampos | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Copper Basin | 11.0 miles | 24 |
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 Q122566878 | 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 856116. 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.





