BlockCandelaria Junction, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. The Survey maps it on the Belleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 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
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Candelaria Junction: 21 occurrences, 19 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Barium-Barite, Gold, Lead, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Nobie Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Georgine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Janice Ann | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Litigants Delight | Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| New Potosi Mine | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Potosi Mine | Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Iron, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Silver Star Claim ? | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite, Cinnabar | |
| Climax | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Climax Mine | Silver, Copper | Producer | Bindheimite | |
| New Potosi Mine | Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold | Past Producer | 1947 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Candelaria (historical) | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Metallic City (historical) | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Tonopah Junction | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rhodes (historical) | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Marietta | 9.5 miles | 19 | |
| Camp Douglas | 11.3 miles | 19 | |
| Sodaville | 12.2 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561404 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855984. 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.