BlockBroken Hills, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Walker River census division. The Survey maps it on the Broken Hills 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
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Broken Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Broken Hills (historical) in 1997, burning about 41 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | FENCELINE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Broken Hills (historical): 10 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Group | Gold, Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Aunt Ethel Lead-Silver Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Broken Hills Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Molybdenum | Producer | 1913 | |
| Broken Hills Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Calico Shaft | Molybdenum, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | 1920 | |
| Hasbrouck Mine | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper | Past Producer | 1920 | |
| Moth Group At Stratford | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nevada Clay Sample 14 | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Quartz Mountain Metals Mine | Molybdenum | Occurrence | 1920 | |
| San Rafael Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1920 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleville (historical) | 13.0 miles | 19 | |
| Woodruffs (historical) | 13.4 miles | 18 | |
| Rawhide | 20.3 miles | 20 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 25.8 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 27.3 miles | 18 | |
| Omco | 31.1 miles | 13 | |
| Simon (historical) | 34.2 miles | 14 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 35.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854379. 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.