BlockCurtis, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Austin census division. It stands on Silver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vigus Butte NW 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
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Vigus Butte NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Curtis (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 187 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | CADRO |
| 1 August 2003 | Natural | 55 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | RAVENS 2 |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PABLO |
| 6 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 305 FIRE |
| 22 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | RAVENSWOOD |
| 22 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | RAVENSWOOD |
| 14 July 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | RAVEN |
| 12 July 2000 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WHITEHOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Curtis (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J.C. No.5 Claim | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Anna B. | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Donjek #1 | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Reward Prospects | Tungsten, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum, Lead, Bismuth, Manganese | Occurrence | Fluorite, Huebnerite, Molybdenite, Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenswood (historical) | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gweenah (historical) | 13.1 miles | 9 | |
| Amador (historical) | 13.6 miles | 10 | |
| Skookum (historical) | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Yankee Blade | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Jacobsville (historical) | 17.0 miles | 9 | |
| Clifton (historical) | 17.7 miles | 12 | |
| Austin | 18.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857709. 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.