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Thompson, Nevada

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89429. It stands on Perazzo Slough. The Survey maps it on the Wabuska quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Thompson within Lyon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 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

8 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Thompson (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 3,950 acres in total. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Firearms and explosives use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
11 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeADRIAN
9 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCarson City District OfficeWABUSKA
25 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use4.3 acresCarson City District OfficeHIGHWAY 95
22 July 2018Natural23 acresCarson City District OfficeDESERT MOUNTAIN
12 July 2012Naturalunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionMASON VALLEY WMA
14 June 2012Natural3,872 acresCarson City District OfficeWEEKS
1 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresCarson City District OfficeFAIRVIEW
28 February 1999Firearms and explosives useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeRIFLERANGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Thompson (historical): 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Montmorillonite, Bentonite, Sodium, Salt. 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
Airport DepositCopperProspect
Churchill ClayMontmorillonitePast Producer
Graftenstein Sodium Sulphate Depos.SodiumOccurrence
Wabuska Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Wabuska PlantBentonitePast Producer1981
Wabuska Salt WellsSaltPast Producer
White Horse and Paleface ClaimsDiatomiteProspect

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
Wabuska1.4 miles21
Lux5.1 miles21
Davis Station8.2 miles22
Greenville8.6 miles21
Churchill8.8 miles22
Bucklands Station (historical)9.6 miles22
Weeks (historical)10.0 miles22
Marshland (historical)10.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848011. 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.