Sulfur, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Smith Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89447. It lies near Sand Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Desert Creek Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Desert Creek 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
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Desert Creek Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Sulfur between 1992 and 2018, burning about 249 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | O`BANION |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 25 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KEITH |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 226 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LAKE |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DALZELLE 2 |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | NORTH |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DALZELL |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | NYE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Sulfur: 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Uranium, Perlite, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Creek Peak | Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Big Crystal Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Bovard Mine | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Cowboy Mine | Tungsten, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Cowboy Mine | Tungsten, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Pitch Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Pitch Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Sw 1/4 Section 10 Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Wellington Hills Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Wellington Springs | 9.8 miles | 22 | |
| Wellington | 11.4 miles | 23 | |
| Sweetwater (historical) | 11.6 miles | 25 | |
| Hoye (historical) | 11.9 miles | 23 | |
| Smith | 13.1 miles | 23 | |
| Walker River (historical) | 13.5 miles | 23 | |
| Cambridge (historical) | 13.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 861623. 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.








