BlockBellehelen, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. It lies near Craig Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bellehelen 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 11 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 Bellehelen quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1987 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Bellehelen (historical) between 1993 and 2018, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MERGER MINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bellehelen (historical): 12 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Bellehelen District | Silver, Gold, Titanium | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Ben Hur Mine | Gold, Silver, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1927 | |
| Cedar Group | Gold, Silver, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Doreen Group | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Unnamed Prospect #3 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect #5 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect #8 | Iron | Occurrence | Iron | |
| Bellehelen Merger Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ben Hur Mine | Gold, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena (historical) | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Golden Arrow | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Eden (historical) | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Warm Springs | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Silverbow | 12.5 miles | 16 | |
| Old Reveille (historical) | 15.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Reveille (historical) | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ellendale (historical) | 15.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855967. 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.