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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.

Thisby within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

40 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined13
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Firearms and explosives use3
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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
30 September 1993Smokingunder an acreCarson City District OfficeTMFD 3
16 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCarson City District OfficeDERBY 2
13 September 2011Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficePIERSON
11 September 2018Smoking30 acresCarson City District OfficeDERBY DAM
7 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeLITTLE ROCK
3 August 2017Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficePAINTED ROCK
29 August 1992Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeOLINGHOUSE
28 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWestern Nevada AgencyBIA 16 CCD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clark MillDiatomitePlant
Clark MineDiatomiteProducer1918
Derby Thungsten MineTungstenPast Producer1940
Lost Dutchman Construction (Pit)Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Sundown ClaimUraniumOccurrence
Sundown ClaimUraniumProspect
WadsworthTungstenProducerScheelite
OlinghouseGold, SilverPlant1993
Olinghouse PlacersGold, SilverPast Producer1860, 1993

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Clarks (historical)2.4 miles23
Roderick (historical)2.5 miles23
Olinghouse4.8 miles23
Wadsworth7.9 miles24
Dodge8.1 miles24
Patrick8.8 miles24
Mustang11.9 miles28
Hafed12.2 miles28

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 Q122543988The 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.