Rose Creek, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. It stands on Rose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rose Creek quadrangle. It stands 4,324 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rose Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Rose Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Rose Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38,058 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 172 |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COSGRAVE |
| 26 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | DEAD COW |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | ROSECREEK |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | PANSY |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MUSTARD |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LITTLE T |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LITTLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Rose Creek: 9 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Antimony, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite No. 1 | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Humboldt River | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Rose Creek | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Rose Creek Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum, Arsenic, Manganese | Past Producer | 1865, 1943, 1955 | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Western Pacific Mine | Antimony, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Nevada Klondike, Winnemucca Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1989 | |
| Silver Occurrence | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Rose Creek Spring | Tungsten, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Victory Lode Prospect | Manganese, Tungsten | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Creek in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Creek | - | RSRNV, 11.1 SW Winnemucca, Elevation 4350 feet. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Creek | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 74 mph was reported at the Rose Creek Mesonet site. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Creek | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raglan | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pronto | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Winnemucca | 10.2 miles | 22 | |
| Barrett Springs (historical) | 10.4 miles | 14 | |
| Weso | 13.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tule | 15.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bliss | 17.9 miles | 16 |
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 Q130604545 | 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 856122. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







