BlockBoyer, 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 stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boyer Ranch quadrangle.
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 Boyer Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
3 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Boyer: 6 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Nickel, Titanium. 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 | ||
| Lovelock Mine | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Lovelock Mine | Nickel, Uranium, Cobalt | Prospect | ||
| Corral Canyon Titanium | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Cottonwood Canyon Nickel Deposit | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Past Producer | 1882, 1907 | |
| Gil Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Claims | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Lovelock | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Past Producer | Annabergite, Brochantite, Erythrite, Tetrahedrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Bernice (historical) | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Clemens (historical) | 18.6 miles | 21 | |
| Coppereid (historical) | 20.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie Valley | 21.8 miles | 19 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 29.1 miles | 9 | |
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 31.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855235. 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.
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.