BlockCornish Camp, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Lovelock census division. It lies near Cornish Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cornish Peak 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 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Buffalo Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Cornish Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Cornish Camp (historical) between 1994 and 2011, burning about 6,454 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | 696 acres | Winnemucca District Office | NEW YORK CANYON |
| 25 July 2000 | Natural | 5,452 acres | Carson City District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 25 July 1994 | Natural | 305 acres | Carson City District Office | STILLWATER |
| 24 July 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | HUGHES |
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 Cornish Camp (historical): 8 past producers, 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Gold, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | 1872 | |
| Cornish Claims | Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Green Gold Mine | Gold, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | 1935, 1948, 1960 | |
| Mercury Mine | Mercury, Silica, Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Stoker Kaolin Mine | Kaolin, Sulfur, Mercury | Past Producer | 1922 | |
| Treasure Box Hill Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mines Or Quarries | Mercury, Sulfur, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Green Gold Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mercury-Silicon Mine | Silica, Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Nevada Clay Sample 17 | Kaolin | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foltz (historical) | 17.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rochester Heights (historical) | 19.1 miles | 16 | |
| East Rochester (historical) | 19.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rochester | 19.5 miles | 16 | |
| Central Rochester (historical) | 19.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lower Rochester | 20.1 miles | 16 | |
| Panama | 20.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fitting | 21.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848326. 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.