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San Pedro, Nevada

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89311. It lies near Red Canon. The Survey maps it on the Windy Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

San Pedro within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 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

23 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of San Pedro (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 20 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSILVER CR
22 September 1992Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresEly District OfficeWILLOW
16 September 2002Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeNORTH SPRI
14 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEly District OfficeSACTO 1
14 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEly District OfficeSACTO 2
14 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEly District OfficeSACRAMENTO
4 August 2019Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeSACRAMENTO PASS
30 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeSCUFF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of San Pedro (historical): 17 past producers, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects, 6 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black HorseTungsten, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Black Horse Group MineTungsten, Gold, SilverPast ProducerScheelite
C-B-H ClaimsBerylliumUnknown
Gilded Age No. 1 MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Lucky Boy MineSilver, LeadPast ProducerVein
San Pedro MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Tungsten Queen PropertyTungsten, Copper, Gold, LeadPast ProducerVein
Lucky Boy MineLead, SilverProspect
Rose CavePhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1917
Rose Cave PhosphatePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence

Every working recorded in White Pine 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
Black Horse (historical)2.1 miles14
Osceola4.8 miles15
Hogum7.2 miles15
Baker12.2 miles12
Cleveland (historical)13.4 miles12
Cooper (historical)14.9 miles18
Majors Place16.1 miles18
Taft (historical)17.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856984. 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.