BlockCalmville, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89010. The Survey maps it on the Coaldale 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 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Coaldale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Calmville (historical): 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Boron-Borates, Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Marsh | Boron-Borates, Salt, Potassium | Past Producer | ||
| Columbus Marsh | Halite, Boron-Borates | Past Producer | 1864, 1890 | |
| Highway 6 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gap Spring Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Micro Metal Mine | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Micro Metal Mine | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Travertine Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Borax Workings | Boron-Borates, Halite | Past Producer | Ulexite | |
| Borax Works | Boron-Borates, Halite | Past Producer | Ulexite | |
| Calmville Borax Works | Boron-Borates, Halite | Past Producer | Ulexite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaldale (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Coaldale Junction | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Coaldale | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Columbus | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Argentum (historical) | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| The Crossing | 9.8 miles | 23 | |
| Fish Lake (historical) | 9.8 miles | 23 | |
| Blair Junction (historical) | 11.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848332. 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.