BlockBuckley Camp, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. The Survey maps it on the Ryan 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Ryan Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Buckley Camp (historical): 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Buckley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Gravity Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Lead Silver | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Mable Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Nugent Wash Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Bell Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Unnamed Adits and Shaft | Gold, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rand (historical) | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Thorne | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Copper Hill (historical) | 11.6 miles | 20 | |
| Avalon | 11.9 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 12.4 miles | 18 | |
| Walker Lake | 13.1 miles | 21 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 13.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847914. 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.