Zenobia, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Pyramid Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89424. The Survey maps it on The Needle Rocks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS The Needle Rocks quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Kumiva Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Zenobia between 1992 and 2017, burning about 110 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Carson City District Office | ASTOR PASS |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RED LIGHT |
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | POLE |
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FLANIGAN |
| 22 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIG CANYON |
| 19 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 82 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 6 |
| 14 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Carson City District Office | NEVERSWEAT |
| 15 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Carson City District Office | BIA 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Zenobia: 10 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Calcium, Limestone, General, Calcium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Springs Prospects | Gold, Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Dusty Point | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Zenobia Clay Deposit #1 | Clay, Calcium, Diatomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Needles Area | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| The Needles | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Double Check | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Double Check Deposit | Calcium, Diatomite | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Double Check Prospect | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Lake View Deposit | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Rivermott Deposit | Calcium, Diatomite | Past Producer | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sand Pass | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Flanigan | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Sano | 13.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sutcliffe | 16.0 miles | 23 | |
| Smoke Creek | 20.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pyramid (historical) | 21.2 miles | 22 | |
| Upper Pyramid (historical) | 22.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856174. 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.





