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Thorne, Nevada

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. The Survey maps it on the Hawthorne East quadrangle.

Thorne within Mineral County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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.

Photographs

8 of 34 photographs shown, 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Cute billboard in the Nevada desert town of Hawthorne for the Tonopah Motel, which isn't there but in the town of Tonopah, an hour and a half to the southeast
Cute billboard in the Nevada desert town of Hawthorne for the Tonopah Motel, which isn't there but in the town of Tonopah, an hour and a half to the southeast
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Business has long been nonexistent for this abandoned motel in the town of Hawthorne in the remote western Nevada desert
Business has long been nonexistent for this abandoned motel in the town of Hawthorne in the remote western Nevada desert
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Low-hanging clouds in the remote desert in Mineral County, Nevada, east of the town of Hawthorne
Low-hanging clouds in the remote desert in Mineral County, Nevada, east of the town of Hawthorne
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
A bright sign announcing the town of Hawthorne in the remote western Nevada desert stands out from the area's bleak surroundings
A bright sign announcing the town of Hawthorne in the remote western Nevada desert stands out from the area's bleak surroundings
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
A 1950 memorial in Hawthorne, Nevada, to American fighting forces who fell in battle in all U.S. conflicts
A 1950 memorial in Hawthorne, Nevada, to American fighting forces who fell in battle in all U.S. conflicts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Babbitt Housing Area, Post Office-Barber Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Babbitt Housing Area, Post Office-Barber Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Juniata Mill Complex, Tailings Pond, 22.5 miles Southwest of Hawthorne, between Aurora Crater & Aurora Peak, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Juniata Mill Complex, Tailings Pond, 22.5 miles Southwest of Hawthorne, between Aurora Crater & Aurora Peak, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Mineral County

Fires near this place

1 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Thorne in 2000, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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
Natural1

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
22 June 2000Natural5.0 acresCarson City District OfficeGRANT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Thorne: 12 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kyanite, Gold. 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
Andalusite-Pyrophyllite OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Blue BottleUraniumOccurrence
Blue Bottle ClaimsUranium, CopperOccurrence
Dover and Green Talc MinesAluminumPast Producer1929
Hawaiian GroupGold, SilverProspect
Lucky Boy MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten, ZincPast ProducerArgentite, Brochantite, Galena, Linarite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Malapais ClaimsSilver, LeadPast Producer
Walker Lake DepositClayUnknown
Dover and Green TalcGoldPast ProducerReplacement
Green TalcKyanite, Corundum, AluminumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mineral County

Storms near this place

3 since 2021

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thorne in 3 storm reports between 2021 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023Debris FlowThorne-NDOT reported that 2.0 mi NW of Walker Lake, NV, US 95 was closed between Schurz, NV, and Hawthorne, NV, due to a major rockfall.
July 2022Flash FloodThorne-Water on roadway - on US-95 in both directions near Garfield Flat Road in Mineral County, NV. Single lane alternating traffic.
July 2021Flash FloodThorne-Nevada DOT reported flooding across US 95 east of Hawthorne at mile marker 40 and flooding across US 95 between Mina and 9 miles north of Mina. The road was closed near Mina due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Mineral 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
Babbitt5.0 miles22
Hawthorne5.6 miles23
Schweer Housing Area5.8 miles22
Dutch Creek (historical)8.9 miles21
Walker Lake9.2 miles21
Buckley Camp (historical)9.6 miles21
Coryville (historical)10.5 miles22
Lucky Boy (historical)10.8 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 844291. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.