Weso, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89445. It stands on Little Humboldt River. The Survey maps it on the Weso quadrangle. It stands 4,304 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1882 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Bliss quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Weso quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Osgood Mts quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Weso between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,230 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Smoking | 248 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PRAIRIE DOG |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | Winnemucca District Office | HUSKER |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SUNNY DR |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 180 |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.9 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 182 |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.9 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MM 183 |
| 2 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MILLER |
| 2 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | KANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Weso: 10 past producers, 5 occurrences, 5 producers, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Reduction Works | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Lead, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Min-Ad Mill | Limestone, General | Producer | 1977 | |
| Pride of the Mountain Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1863, 1868 | |
| Shively Strike Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Vulcan Mine | Iron, Mercury | Occurrence | Bournonite, Cinnabar, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite | |
| Vulcan Mine | Mercury, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Winnemucca Mountain Mine | Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Harmony Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1863, 1916 | |
| Sexton Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Basalt Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weso in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flood | Weso | $1,000 | Increased runoff due to snowmelt and precipitation brought high flows to the Humboldt River. This caused the floodplain to become saturated. State Route 795 (also called Reinhart Lane) was closed as a preventative measure to prevent the road's foundation from cracking due to the weakened road foundation. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tule | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Winnemucca | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bliss | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Golconda | 11.4 miles | 23 | |
| Barrett Springs (historical) | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Rose Creek | 13.7 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Weso | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q69406058 | 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 856170. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






