BlockBolivia, 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. The Survey maps it on the Bolivia 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 Bolivia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Bolivia (historical) between 1994 and 2006, burning about 5,757 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | TABLE |
| 25 July 2000 | Natural | 5,452 acres | Carson City District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 25 July 1994 | Natural | 305 acres | Carson City District Office | STILLWATER |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bolivia (historical): 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Nickel, Cobalt, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Nickel Mine | Nickel, Cobalt | Prospect | ||
| Corral Canyon Titanium | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | 1925, 1927, 1935 | |
| Edson-Wightman | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Last Chance Claims | Titanium, Metal, Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Lovelock Mine | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Lovelock Mine | Nickel, Uranium, Cobalt | Prospect | ||
| White Rock Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Corral Canyon Titanium | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Cottonwood Canyon Nickel Deposit | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Past Producer | 1882, 1907 | |
| Gil Group | 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 | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Clemens (historical) | 16.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bernice (historical) | 17.6 miles | 9 | |
| Coppereid (historical) | 19.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie Valley | 22.8 miles | 19 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 31.7 miles | 9 | |
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 33.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857913. 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.