BlockFurnace, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Death Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Dantes View quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1908 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1908 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1908 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Funeral Peak quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Death Valley Junction quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Dantes View quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Furnace (historical): 8 prospects, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Gold, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free and Easy | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Furnace Range Copper Co. Shaft | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Morning Glory | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Boron-Borates | Unknown | ||
| Bethome Shaft No. 2 | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Butte Furnace Range Shaft | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Copper Blue Consolidated | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Glance | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Matte Consolidated | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Oxide | Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwater (historical) | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Badwater | 6.1 miles | 24 | |
| Ryan | 9.1 miles | 25 | |
| Lila C (historical) | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Death Valley Junction | 15.3 miles | 24 | |
| Evelyn | 18.7 miles | 24 | |
| Ashford Mill (historical) | 18.8 miles | 21 | |
| Ashford Junction | 19.4 miles | 21 |
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 Furnace (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5509600 | 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 242552. 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.
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.