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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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
- 1975 USGS Carlin NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carlin East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1994Regional 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/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.2 acres | Elko District Office | CARLIN AREA RR TIES |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | FIRE ACADEMY |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | BUCKSKIN |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ACADEMY |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | FIRECRACKER RANCH |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | TUNNEL |
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | LITTLE SP |
| 26 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | NO#3 |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berning Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Leeville Corridor | Gold, Silver, Mercury | Prospect | 1990 | |
| Odis Graves | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Union Carbide Vanadium | Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Wagner | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Elko City Pit Simkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maggie Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tri-O-Lite | Diatomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tri-O-Lite | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonka | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Carlin | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Moleen | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tyrol | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hunter | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 11.8 miles | 13 | |
| Old Bullion | 13.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bullion | 14.2 miles | 13 |
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.






