BlockAlum, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. The Survey maps it on the North of Silver Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1898 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Silverpeak quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS North of Silver Peak quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Alum (historical): 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alum | Mercury, Sulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Alum Mine | Aluminum, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Alumpure/Fulfur Pure Patented Clms | Sulfur, Kaolin, Mercury | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Blackhorse Warrior | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Alum-Sulphur | Abrasive | Occurrence | ||
| Jet Group Nos.1-25 | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Jet Group, Taylor Claims, and Utron Group. | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Spring (historical) | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Weepah | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Stimler (historical) | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Blair | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Blair Junction (historical) | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| McLeans | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Camp Harding (historical) | 10.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858468. 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.