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Tyrol, Nevada

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Carlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89822. The Survey maps it on the Carlin West quadrangle.

Tyrol within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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.

Fires near this place

54 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Tyrol between 1993 and 2020, burning about 25,217 acres in total. 14 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use8
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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
6 September 1993Natural1,315 acresElko District OfficeMARYS CR
5 September 2006Natural1.5 acresElko District OfficeCEDAR
24 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreElko District OfficeEMIGRANT
21 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeSTITZEL TIE
2 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficePALISADE EXIT
9 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeROADSIDE
4 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeSR 278
3 August 2004Natural1.3 acresElko District OfficeHAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Tyrol: 7 past producers, 5 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Perlite, Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
Berning ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Hot Springs Near CarlinGeothermalUnknown
Leeville CorridorGold, Silver, MercuryProspect1990
Odis GravesBarium-BaritePast Producer
Palisades Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Union Carbide VanadiumVanadiumProspect
WagnerLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Black Keettle ProspectUraniumOccurrence1956
Deerhead ProspectUraniumOccurrence1956
Elko Sand & Gravel; CarlinSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Elko 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
Carlin3.6 miles15
Vivian6.1 miles15
Tonka8.1 miles15
Moleen11.7 miles13
Old Bullion13.5 miles13
Bullion13.5 miles13
Highland (historical)14.0 miles13
Hunter14.2 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856159. 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.