Robinson, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. It stands on Little Negro Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Schell Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1952 USGS Ely quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Schell Peaks quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS North Schell Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Robinson (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,572 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2001 | Natural | 20 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PIERMONT |
| 28 August 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Ely District Office | USFS ASSIST NINE |
| 2 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Natural | 12 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BLACK MOUNTAIN |
| 23 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PIERMONT |
| 19 July 1998 | Natural | 1,519 acres | Ely District Office | ELDRIDGE |
| 16 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BASSETT |
| 30 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | COLONY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Robinson (historical): 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1869 | |
| Piermont | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1869, 1870 | |
| Piermont Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Elephant Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 1869 | |
| Spear Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 1869 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| McCoy (historical) | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Yelland (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Taft (historical) | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cleveland (historical) | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kent (historical) | 12.0 miles | 18 | |
| Steptoe | 12.4 miles | 19 | |
| Muncy (historical) | 12.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852383. 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.






