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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional 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 use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ADRIAN |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WABUSKA |
| 25 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Carson City District Office | HIGHWAY 95 |
| 22 July 2018 | Natural | 23 acres | Carson City District Office | DESERT MOUNTAIN |
| 12 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | MASON VALLEY WMA |
| 14 June 2012 | Natural | 3,872 acres | Carson City District Office | WEEKS |
| 1 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Carson City District Office | FAIRVIEW |
| 28 February 1999 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RIFLERANGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Deposit | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Churchill Clay | Montmorillonite | Past Producer | ||
| Graftenstein Sodium Sulphate Depos. | Sodium | Occurrence | ||
| Wabuska Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Wabuska Plant | Bentonite | Past Producer | 1981 | |
| Wabuska Salt Wells | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| White Horse and Paleface Claims | Diatomite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabuska | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lux | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Davis Station | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Greenville | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Churchill | 8.8 miles | 22 | |
| Bucklands Station (historical) | 9.6 miles | 22 | |
| Weeks (historical) | 10.0 miles | 22 | |
| Marshland (historical) | 10.1 miles | 22 |
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.







