BlockCrystal Springs, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Alamo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89017. It stands on Crystal Wash. The Survey maps it on the Hiko quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Hiko quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Timpahute Range quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Springs between 1998 and 2013, burning about 3 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HAYPILE |
| 20 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NAT OUT ONE |
| 1 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ely District Office | CRYSTAL SPRINGS |
| 24 October 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ely District Office | BLACKJACK |
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 Crystal Springs: 2 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Services Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1977 | |
| Easter Project | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Ash Springs Area | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Crystal Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Hiko Spring | Geothermal | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiko | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Ash Springs | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Logan (historical) | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Alamo | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Tempiute | 22.9 miles | 12 | |
| Helene | 24.5 miles | 16 | |
| Delamar | 25.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ferguson (historical) | 25.4 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Crystal Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3006009 | 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 858593. 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.