Toy, 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. 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
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
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Toy (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,223 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | RAGGED TOP |
| 29 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,162 acres | Winnemucca District Office | TOULON |
| 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 |
| 20 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM89 |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Toy (historical): 17 past producers, 9 unknowns, 5 prospects, 5 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 | ||
| St Anthony Mine | Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| Toulon Mill | Tungsten, Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Tungsten Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Salt Deposit | Salt | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Prospect | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Ted Saylor Mine | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Unknown Name Prospect Tungsten | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Station (historical) | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Toulon | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Granite Point | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Perth | 11.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lovelock | 15.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kodak | 19.8 miles | 16 | |
| Colado | 21.7 miles | 16 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 22.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854653. 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.






