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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Carlin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlin West quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | 1,315 acres | Elko District Office | MARYS CR |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Elko District Office | CEDAR |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Elko District Office | EMIGRANT |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | STITZEL TIE |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | PALISADE EXIT |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ROADSIDE |
| 4 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | SR 278 |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Elko District Office | HAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berning Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Hot Springs Near Carlin | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Leeville Corridor | Gold, Silver, Mercury | Prospect | 1990 | |
| Odis Graves | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Palisades Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Union Carbide Vanadium | Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Wagner | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Keettle Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | 1956 | |
| Deerhead Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | 1956 | |
| Elko Sand & Gravel; Carlin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Vivian | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tonka | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Moleen | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Old Bullion | 13.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bullion | 13.5 miles | 13 | |
| Highland (historical) | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hunter | 14.2 miles | 12 |
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.





