BlockAntelope, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies near Cottonwood Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fish Springs 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
6 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.
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Antelope (historical) between 2003 and 2006, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DANVILLE |
| 23 July 2003 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LITTLE TABLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Antelope (historical): 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Antimony, Barium-Barite, Cadmium, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston and Richmond Area | Silver, Antimony, Barium-Barite, Cadmium, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Danville Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Eagle Nest Nos. 5, 6 and 7 | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Fish Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | 1967 | |
| Vestal Claim | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Argonaut Claim | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Danville Mine | Silver | Past Producer | 1866, 1870 | |
| Unnamed Prospect No. 1 | Silver | Occurrence | Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Danville (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Stargo (historical) | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Morey | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pritchards Station | 16.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pioneer (historical) | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Creek (historical) | 20.0 miles | 9 | |
| Stone House (historical) | 20.0 miles | 8 |
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 Q87368728 | 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 854821. 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.