BlockCentral, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies near Mount Moriah. The Survey maps it on the Manhattan 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
- 1971 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Central (historical) between 1992 and 2013, burning about 65 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | QUIMA (310) |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MANHATTAN GULCH |
| 21 June 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 161 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 161 workings within 5 miles of Central (historical): 81 past producers, 68 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 plants. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Nos. 1-33 | Copper, Bismuth, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Bald Mountain Prospects | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Broncho Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carolyn Jean Claim Group | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Barrel Nos. 1-2 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Copper Nos. 1-36 | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Hiatt Beryl Fluorite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Beryllium, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite | Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium, Tungsten | Occurrence | Beryl, Scheelite | |
| Hoosier Mine | Silver, Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Jumbo Antimony Mine | Gold, Antimony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| White Caps (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Springs (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Peavine (historical) | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Van Ness (historical) | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona (historical) | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona Summit | 11.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854835. 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.