BlockBerlin, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in Berlin Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ione quadrangle.
On record in Berlin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Berlin Historic Districtlisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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
- 1948 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Berlin in 2001, burning about 1 acre in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MUD HOLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Berlin: 40 past producers, 22 occurrences, 18 prospects, 6 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander and Brooklyn | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Berlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Iron | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Boulder Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Copper King | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Good Luck Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1860, 1863, 1970 | |
| Grantsville Summit Prospect | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Jjj Prospect | Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Landmark Prospect | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Fluorine-Fluorite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union (historical) | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Knickerbocker (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Grantsville | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ione | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Shamrock (historical) | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Glen Hamilton (historical) | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Idlewild (historical) | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ellsworth (historical) | 10.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858871. 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.