Shores, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89835. The Survey maps it on the Harris Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Harris Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Jackpot quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Shores between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | STROBE |
| 10 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | 104 |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | PRIMROSE |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | DORINDA 1 |
| 4 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | MONARCH |
| 4 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Elko District Office | MM 110 |
| 16 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Elko District Office | CAR |
| 10 June 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | HWY 93 110 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Shores: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aslett Barite Mill | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1977 | |
| Chromalloy Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite | |
| Dry Creek Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | 1978 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shores in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Shores | $1,000 | NDOT Dispatch reported that crews on highway 93 saw flooding on O'Neil Basin road.|Property damage is estimated. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | Station (RSCN2) Rock Spring Creek, 18 ESE Contact. Elevation 5427 feet. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | Rock Spring Creek Raws (RSCN2), Elevation 5427 feet. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | The Rock Spring Creek RAWS site measured a wind gust to 65 mph. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shores | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoer Place | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wilkins | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Henry | 10.9 miles | 9 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 12.9 miles | 9 | |
| Contact | 16.0 miles | 11 | |
| Afton (historical) | 17.3 miles | 9 | |
| Melandco | 17.8 miles | 10 | |
| Morlan (historical) | 19.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856136. 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.




