BlockBailey, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. The Survey maps it on the McCoy NE 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
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Mc Coy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS McCoy quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fish Creek Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS McCoy NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Bailey (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,039 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | COLD |
| 4 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | STUMP |
| 31 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MILL |
| 30 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PHILIPINI |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | HARRY CYN |
| 12 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,553 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WHISKEY |
| 6 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MILL CREEK |
| 6 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MILL |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bailey (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mile Pit Portable Crusher 3108 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannock | 9.3 miles | 24 | |
| Betty O'Neal (historical) | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| McCoy | 10.2 miles | 22 | |
| Middletown (historical) | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Starr (historical) | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dean (historical) | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Maysville (historical) | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pittsburgh (historical) | 12.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847109. 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.