BlockCrossroads, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies near Panaca Flat. The Survey maps it on the Islen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Islen quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
101 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,381 acres in total. 83 started naturally. 1 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 | 83 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SEVENTY |
| 20 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BARK |
| 19 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CLAY |
| 9 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ely District Office | BIRTHDAY |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | LINX ASSIST THREE |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 10 acres | Ely District Office | ISLEN |
| 8 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | CAVESPRING |
| 27 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | ABANDONED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Crossroads: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Perlite, Copper, Silver, Iron, Lead, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empy Wash Prospect | Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Iron | Prospect | ||
| NBMG Sample Location 786 | Copper, Silver, Iron, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Chrysocolla, Magnetite, Malachite, Psilomelane, Specularite | |
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | 1945, 1981 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856004. 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.