BlockBernice, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. The Survey maps it on the Bernice Canyon 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Humboldt Salt Marsh quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bernice Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bernice (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 24,833 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BLUE EAGLE |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BOB |
| 8 August 1997 | Natural | 21 acres | Carson City District Office | CLANALPINE |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 8,000 acres | Carson City District Office | SHOSHONE |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | DYER |
| 27 August 2017 | Natural | 16,755 acres | Carson City District Office | TUNGSTEN |
| 10 August 2015 | Natural | 36 acres | Carson City District Office | BOB |
| 22 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BERNICE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Bernice (historical): 15 past producers, 7 producers, 7 prospects, 6 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Antimony, Silver, Gold, Silver, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony King Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron | Producer | Vein | |
| Antimony King and Drakin | Antimony, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bernice Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold, Iron, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1886, 1890 | |
| Blue Jacket | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Far South Marguerite Prospect | Antimony, Iron | Occurrence | Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| Hoyt Mine | Silver, Antimony, Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Hoyt Mine | Antimony, Silver, Arsenic, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hoyt Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Lofthouse Mine | Antimony, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Williams Mine | Antimony, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyer | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie | 14.8 miles | 21 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie Valley | 16.6 miles | 19 | |
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 16.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bolivia (historical) | 17.6 miles | 9 | |
| Newpass | 19.3 miles | 9 | |
| Coppereid (historical) | 24.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854857. 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.