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Reno-Stead, Nevada

28 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. The Survey maps it on the Reno NW quadrangle.

Reno-Stead within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 28 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Reno-Stead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,935 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 2 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
Natural50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Equipment and vehicle use12
Firearms and explosives use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionLONG VIEW
30 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWHITE LAKE
30 September 2000Firearms and explosives use282 acresCarson City District OfficeCLDSPRNGS2
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentSHELL
25 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeHUNGRY MOUNTAIN
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeAMERICAN
17 September 1992Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSHAWNEVA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Reno-Stead: 15 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Mine AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrence
Fravel MinesGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Marshall GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Paymaster MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Red Metals MineGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Fravel MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerArgentite, Enargite, Galena, Sphalerite
PaymasterGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerStockwork
Lemmon Valley Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Panther PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reno-Stead Airport PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Lemmon Valley2.3 miles28
Black Springs3.5 miles29
Grand View Terrace3.5 miles29
Martin3.7 miles29
Golden Valley4.0 miles29
Copperfield4.0 miles28
Raleigh Heights5.1 miles29
Cold Springs5.5 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848455. 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.