BlockSaint Clair, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fallon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. The Survey maps it on the Fallon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Saint Clair in 2011, burning about 48 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | LONE TREE |
| 28 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | GRASTEIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Saint Clair: 8 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallon Plant Standard Slag Co. | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| John Young Mill | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1976 | |
| Amelia Mill No. 1 | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1989 | |
| Fallon Test Facility | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1981 | |
| Wheeler Mill | Gold | Past Producer | 1979 | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Navy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twenty Mile Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island City (historical) | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Fallon | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Saint Clair Station (historical) | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Ragtown (historical) | 7.3 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada City (historical) | 7.3 miles | 22 | |
| Hill (historical) | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Leeteville (historical) | 8.3 miles | 22 | |
| Gregory (historical) | 8.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 850488. 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.