Unionville, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89418. It lies near Peru Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Unionville quadrangle. 27 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1954 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Unionville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,330 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,571 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | KYLE |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | JOHN BROWN |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | THUNDER MOUNTAIN |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | RIVER |
| 17 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Pershing County | UNIONVILLE ASSIST |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 1,500 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PERU |
| 31 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | COYOTE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Unionville: 27 past producers, 10 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Mine | Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1862, 1965 | |
| Arizona Mine | Silver, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Black Warrior Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Bloody Canyon Mine | Antimony, Silver, Iron, Lead | Producer | 1868, 1871 | |
| Bluebird Claims | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Chipmunk | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Inskip Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Lincoln Hill Dumortierite | Antimony, Silver, Aluminum | Occurrence | Dumortierite | |
| Lucky Dog Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Lucky Dog Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Unionville in 1 storm report in 2002: 1 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unionville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderwater (historical) | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Star City (historical) | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Stevensville (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fitting | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rye Patch | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Panama | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lima (historical) | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Twain | 9.5 miles | 18 |
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 Unionville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14705293 | 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 856414. 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.






