Wedekind, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Warm Springs-Truckee Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89436. It lies near Spanish Springs Valley. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1891 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Spanish Springs Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Wedekind between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67,141 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Carson City District Office | RIO ALAYNE |
| 6 September 2011 | Fireworks | 157 acres | Carson City District Office | HOMERUN |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | 379 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG 2 |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Carson City District Office | MARTINI |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MIDDLE FORK |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Carson City District Office | PARK |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | MUSTANG 3 |
| 23 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Carson City District Office | ROCKY RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Wedekind: 8 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) United States Platinum Refinery | REE, Uranium, Silver, Platinum, Gold | Plant | ||
| Arkell Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Desert King Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Revelation Grog Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Truckee Canyon Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumicious Rhyolite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Wedekind Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Wedekind Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Sparks | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Glendale | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Sun Valley | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| North Valley | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Hidden Valley | 5.1 miles | 32 | |
| Mustang | 5.1 miles | 28 | |
| Hafed | 5.3 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122564120 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846285. 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.








