Stine, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Caliente census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89008. It lies near Rock Springs Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Elgin NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Elgin NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Clover Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Stine between 1992 and 2018, burning about 625 acres in total. 60 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 | 60 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | STINE |
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NORADO |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BISHOP |
| 25 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Ely District Office | 4030 |
| 2 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Ely District Office | STINE |
| 18 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ely District Office | STREAKER |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BUCKBOARD |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | DULADRAW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Stine: 7 past producers, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Perlite, Aluminum, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Easter Project | Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Mercury | Past Producer | 1912, 1930 | |
| Taylor Mine | Gold, Iron, Silver | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Boyd Alunite Deposit | Aluminum | Past Producer | 1921 | |
| Boyd Alunite Prospect | Aluminum | Past Producer | Alunite | |
| Boyd Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Boyd Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1920 | |
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Merc-Silver Claim | Mercury | Occurrence | 1965 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Etna | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kershaw (historical) | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Caliente | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Strawberry Hill | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ferguson (historical) | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Delamar | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Helene | 10.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856143. 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.





