BlockThree Bar, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Eureka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. It lies near Meadow Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Three Bar Ranch 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
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1926 USGS Roberts Mountains quadrangle1:250000
- 1929 USGS Roberts Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Roberts Creek Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Roberts Creek Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Simpson Park Mtns quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Simpson Park Mts quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Three Bar Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Three Bar (historical) between 1992 and 2005, burning about 48 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | STINKY |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 25 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | HA HA |
| 29 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | 3 BAR |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MONITOR |
| 8 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 3 BAR |
| 20 July 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | RHUDEBAKER |
| 23 June 1992 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BUCK MTN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Three Bar (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Arsenic, Thallium | Plant | 1983, 1987 | |
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Producer | 1983, 1986, 1990 | |
| Gold Bar Mine | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Producer | 1983, 1986, 1996 | |
| Firecracker Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lander Barite Co. Mine | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Wild Flower | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone (historical) | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tonkin | 9.9 miles | 19 | |
| Nevin (historical) | 11.2 miles | 16 | |
| White (historical) | 18.2 miles | 19 | |
| Alpha | 20.5 miles | 15 | |
| Romano (historical) | 22.8 miles | 19 | |
| Shannon | 24.9 miles | 15 | |
| Buckhorn | 25.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858439. 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.