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Strawberry Hill, Nevada

15 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 stands on Clover Creek. The Survey maps it on the Caliente quadrangle.

Strawberry Hill within Lincoln County

On record in Strawberry Hill

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

152 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Strawberry Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 110 started naturally. 1 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
Natural110
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning6
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Recreation and ceremony4
Fireworks3
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1
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
9 September 2013Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeCOBALT
9 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeCNF
9 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeABSCOND
9 September 1996Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeACCENT
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeOXBO
6 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreEly District OfficeDUTCH FLAT
4 September 2017Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeKERSHAW
4 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeKNOLL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Strawberry Hill: 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead, Mercury. 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
AdvanceGold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic, CopperPast Producer1892
Advance MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
CalienteZeolitesOccurrence
Caliente Cobalt Mining Co.Gold, Silver, Lead, CopperOccurrenceVein
Caliente Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Caliente Perlite MillPerlitePlant
Caliente ProspectsSilver, Gold, CopperProspect1994
Contact TunnelGold, Silver, IronProspect
Gold Stake TunnelGold, Silver, Lead, ArsenicProspect
M. K. Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1975

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Caliente0.4 miles15
Kershaw (historical)2.1 miles15
Indian Cove2.6 miles14
Yoacham (historical)2.9 miles14
Eccles4.3 miles14
Etna5.4 miles15
Stine9.5 miles16
Cold Spring10.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846728. 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.