Walker River, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Smith Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89430. The Survey maps it on the Smith 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
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Smith quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Walker River (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,410 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 1,113 acres | Carson City District Office | BURBANK |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 8 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | COLONY RD |
| 30 August 2005 | Fireworks | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PIT |
| 27 August 2007 | Natural | 22 acres | Carson City District Office | JACKWRIGHT |
| 19 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | HILL |
| 11 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | LITTLE BURBANK |
| 9 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | CAMPFIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Walker River (historical): 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hill Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Yankee Girl Claims | Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hoye Canyon | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain View Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain View Group | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Victory Claims | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Walker River Precast Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wellington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Gold Claims | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Hoye (historical) | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Wellington | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Simpson | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Hudson (historical) | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Wellington Springs | 9.7 miles | 22 | |
| Tippecanoe (historical) | 9.8 miles | 22 | |
| Artesia (historical) | 11.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847981. 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.








