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Vivian, Nevada

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Carlin census division. It stands on Dry Susie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carlin East quadrangle.

Vivian within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

51 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Vivian between 1994 and 2020, burning about 101,850 acres in total. 16 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/undetermined18
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use6
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
19 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenance1.2 acresElko District OfficeCARLIN AREA RR TIES
18 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeFIRE ACADEMY
8 August 2012Natural10 acresElko District OfficeBUCKSKIN
8 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeACADEMY
7 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeFIRECRACKER RANCH
5 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeTUNNEL
3 August 2001Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeLITTLE SP
26 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeNO#3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Vivian: 7 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Vanadium, Gold. 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
Leeville CorridorGold, Silver, MercuryProspect1990
Odis GravesBarium-BaritePast Producer
Union Carbide VanadiumVanadiumProspect
WagnerLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Elko City Pit Simkins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Maggie Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tri-O-LiteDiatomitePast ProducerSedimentary
Tri-O-LiteDiatomitePast Producer
Unknown-Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerPlacer

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
Tonka2.5 miles15
Carlin2.6 miles15
Moleen5.8 miles13
Tyrol6.1 miles13
Hunter8.3 miles12
Cottonwood (historical)11.8 miles13
Old Bullion13.8 miles13
Bullion14.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856166. 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.