Toulon, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Lovelock census division. The Survey maps it on the Toulon Peak quadrangle. It stands 3,927 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Toulon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Toulon Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Toulon between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,219 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 92 |
| 29 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,162 acres | Winnemucca District Office | TOULON |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 95 |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | TOULAN |
| 20 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM92 |
| 23 July 2017 | Natural | 33 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 94 |
| 8 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 91 |
| 16 June 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | TOULON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Toulon: 12 past producers, 11 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper King Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Iron, Manganese, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | 1906, 1952 | |
| St Anthony | Antimony, Selenium | Unknown | ||
| Toulon Mill | Tungsten, Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Point | Perlite | Unknown | ||
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Ted Saylor Mine | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Toulon | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Trinity | Pumice | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toulon in 5 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toulon | - | Peak outflow gust at TORNV 9.8 NE Trinity Junction. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toulon | - | Mesonet station 9.8 northeast of Trinity Junction. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toulon | - | Nevada Department of Transportation mesonet station TORNV 9.8 miles NE of Trinity Junction. This station also recorded a 62 mph thunderstorm wins gust 6:19 PM. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toulon | - | Isolated thunderstorms produced strong winds in Pershing County with areas of blowing dust. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toulon | - | NDOT mesonet station 10 miles north-northeast of Trinity Junction recorded a 64 mph wind gust from the outflow of a nearby thunderstorm on 8 August 1457PST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy (historical) | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Browns Station (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Granite Point | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Perth | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lovelock | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Kodak | 16.5 miles | 16 | |
| Colado | 18.4 miles | 16 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 19.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Toulon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22060850 | The 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 845714. 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.






