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Sweetwater, Nevada

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Smith Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Sweetwater Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sweetwater within Lyon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Sweetwater (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 325 acres in total. 41 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
Natural41
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
28 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSWEETWATER
28 September 1995Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTRUMBULL
2 September 2003Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestROUND
11 September 2011Natural10 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPILOT
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWILSON
31 August 2000Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestQUAKING
23 August 1999Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestRYE GRASS
19 August 2013Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestWILLIAMS 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sweetwater (historical): 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Manganese, Silver. 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
LivingstonSilver, LeadPast Producer
Lucky Joe Manganese DepositManganese, IronOccurrence
Patterson Mining DistrictGold, Silver, Molybdenum, LeadPast Producer1882
Silverado MineGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
UnknownFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Homestake MineGold, SilverUnknown
Rattler MineGold, SilverProspect
PenroseManganeseOccurrenceWad
Penrose ProspectManganeseProspect1942
Blue MetalMolybdenumPast ProducerMolybdenite

Every working recorded in Lyon 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
Elbow Stage Station (historical)8.5 miles24
Sulfur11.6 miles22
Wichman12.5 miles21
Pine Grove15.1 miles21
Cambridge (historical)17.8 miles21
Wellington Springs20.1 miles22
Wellington22.9 miles23
Hoye (historical)23.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847807. 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.