BlockAlpha, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. The Survey maps it on the Mineral Hill SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1937 USGS Mineral Hill quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Mineral Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Mineral Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Mineral Hill SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Alpha between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,224 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 1 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TAYLOR |
| 20 September 1999 | Natural | 300 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | RYE PATCH |
| 2 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TABLE MTN. |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | CORTA |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 2 TREE |
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | 37 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | TONKIN |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 278 |
| 23 August 2017 | Natural | 34 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SULPHUR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alpha: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Silver, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Prospect | Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Old Whalen Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1909 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (historical) | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Shannon | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Romano (historical) | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mineral | 11.3 miles | 15 | |
| Tonkin | 12.6 miles | 19 | |
| Blackburn | 15.1 miles | 15 | |
| Corwin | 15.6 miles | 15 | |
| Birch (historical) | 18.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 838422. 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.