Thisby, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 89434. The Survey maps it on the Derby Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Derby Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Thisby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,598 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TMFD 3 |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | DERBY 2 |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PIERSON |
| 11 September 2018 | Smoking | 30 acres | Carson City District Office | DERBY DAM |
| 7 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | LITTLE ROCK |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PAINTED ROCK |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | OLINGHOUSE |
| 28 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Western Nevada Agency | BIA 16 CCD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Thisby: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Silver, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mill | Diatomite | Plant | ||
| Clark Mine | Diatomite | Producer | 1918 | |
| Derby Thungsten Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Lost Dutchman Construction (Pit) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sundown Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sundown Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Wadsworth | Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite | |
| Olinghouse | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1993 | |
| Olinghouse Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1860, 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks (historical) | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Roderick (historical) | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Olinghouse | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Wadsworth | 7.9 miles | 24 | |
| Dodge | 8.1 miles | 24 | |
| Patrick | 8.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mustang | 11.9 miles | 28 | |
| Hafed | 12.2 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122543988 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856150. 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.








