BlockAtwood, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gabbs census division. The Survey maps it on the Goldyke 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
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Goldyke quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Atwood (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 114 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | 26 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MILDRED |
| 25 July 2018 | Natural | 85 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GABBS |
| 30 June 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SHEEP |
| 30 June 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SHEEP CYN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Atwood (historical): 24 prospects, 13 occurrences, 8 past producers, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. & C. Springs | Molybdenum, Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1968 | |
| Colby Mines Ltd Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Jim Group | Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Jim Group | Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mildred Mine | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2091 | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Scheebar Mine | Mercury, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1929 | |
| Sullivan | Silver, Gold, Copper | Plant | ||
| Unknown Prospect | Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldyke | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pactolus | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Brucite | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Basic | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Gabbs | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Green Springs (historical) | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Downeyville (historical) | 11.5 miles | 16 | |
| Union (historical) | 15.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848496. 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.