BlockVenado, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. The Survey maps it on the Gaskell 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
6 surveys from 14 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
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Jungo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Venado (historical) between 1992 and 2005, burning about 1 acre in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | GASKEL |
| 2 October 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | BUTTON PT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Venado (historical): 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Arsenic, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| King Midas Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Yellow Jacket Prospect | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic | Producer | Gold | |
| King Midas Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Yellow Jacket Claim Group | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungo (historical) | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pronto | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Raglan | 15.0 miles | 20 | |
| Rose Creek | 19.1 miles | 20 | |
| Barrett Springs (historical) | 19.2 miles | 14 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 20.5 miles | 14 | |
| Red Butte (historical) | 21.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sulphur | 26.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858233. 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.