Valley View, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89460. It lies near Fay Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Woodfords 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
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Freel Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Woodfords quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Valley View (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 768 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | FREEL |
| 25 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIA9 |
| 14 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WADE |
| 13 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PIT |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SISTER |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LUTHER |
| 9 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DAY |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | 88 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Valley View (historical): 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Community BLM Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Redelius Prospect | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Rutile | |
| Sunrise Copper Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Alpine Fairview | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alpine Fairview Mine | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| East Section 11 Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Alpine County Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bing Materials Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burns Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dresslerville Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Centerville | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Gardnerville Ranchos | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Mottsville | 4.8 miles | 32 | |
| Dresslerville | 5.1 miles | 29 | |
| Twelvemile House | 5.8 miles | 29 | |
| Gardnerville | 6.0 miles | 29 | |
| Minden | 6.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857338. 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.









