Yankee Blade, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. It lies in Yankee Blade. The Survey maps it on the Yankee Blade quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Yankee Blade quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Yankee Blade between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,118 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | AUSTIN |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | ELKHORN |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | AUSTIN |
| 20 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | RODEO |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 1 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BADE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SUBSTATION |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | ROADSIDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 187 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 187 workings within 5 miles of Yankee Blade: 160 past producers, 13 unknowns, 9 prospects, 3 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amador Mine | Antimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Arizona Property | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Austin Custom Mill | Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belle Wilder Incline | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cambrian and New York Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Castle Mountain Mine | Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Eclipse Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Eclipse Tunnel | Silver, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Frost Shaft | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Green Tree Mine | Gemstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador (historical) | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Clifton (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Austin | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Skookum (historical) | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Canon City | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Jacobsville (historical) | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gweenah (historical) | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Clinton (historical) | 9.3 miles | 12 |
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 Q122560913 | 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 862115. 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.



