BlockStillwater, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. The Survey maps it on the Stillwater 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
- 1950 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Stillwater between 2009 and 2015, burning about 18 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 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 June 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | POWER POLE |
| 10 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | TABER |
| 24 February 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | WEISHAUPT |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stillwater: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Geothermal Wells | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City (historical) | 8.8 miles | 22 | |
| Hill (historical) | 10.3 miles | 22 | |
| Salt Wells | 10.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fallon | 12.6 miles | 23 | |
| Island City (historical) | 14.9 miles | 23 | |
| Saint Clair | 15.1 miles | 23 | |
| Saint Clair Station (historical) | 16.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sand Hill Station (historical) | 17.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854640. 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.