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Taylor, Nevada

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ely census division. The Survey maps it on the Connors Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Taylor within White Pine County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

47 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Taylor (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 3 were 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
Natural39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTAYLOR
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeWHIX ASSIST TWO
13 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficeFA TWENTYFIVE
10 September 1996Natural2.5 acresEly District OfficeLUSTIO
1 September 1992Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeUSFS 18
8 August 2012Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeTAYLOR
4 August 1999Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeTAYLOR
30 August 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTAYLOR2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White Pine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Taylor (historical): 12 occurrences, 11 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Lead. 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
ArnoldZinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer
GoreSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Merrimac MineAntimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
SunriseSilver, Copper, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Taylor DepositSilver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, LeadProducer1860, 1868, 1985
Taylor MillLead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
EnterpriseLeadOccurrence
Goodman MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
MoniterGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Taylor MineSilver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, LeadProducer1868

Every working recorded in White Pine 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
Cooper (historical)5.5 miles18
Majors Place6.7 miles18
Tamerlane (historical)8.5 miles19
Ward (historical)9.8 miles16
Mosier14.6 miles17
Hogum14.6 miles15
East Ely15.5 miles17
Ely15.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857492. 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.