Sheridan, Nevada
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89460. It lies near Jobs Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Minden quadrangle. It stands 4,813 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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.
- 1889 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Freel Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Minden quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1974 USGS Minden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Sheridan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | FREEL |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SISTER |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LUTHER |
| 5 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | HEAVENLY 2 |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | FRED |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MOTT |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TILLMAN |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | East Fork Fire and Paramedic District | 88 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Sheridan: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Community BLM Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Sunrise Copper Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Alpine Fairview | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alpine Fairview Mine | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Alpine County Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bing Materials Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Section 11 Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Rancho Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mottsville | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Centerville | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Valley View (historical) | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Gardnerville Ranchos | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Gardnerville | 4.9 miles | 29 | |
| Minden | 4.9 miles | 32 | |
| Dresslerville | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Walleys Hot Springs | 5.8 miles | 32 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sheridan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7494868 | 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 861355. 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.










