BlockDeep Creek, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89834. It stands on Chicken Creek. The Survey maps it on the Deep Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Bull Run quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Bull Run Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Deep Creek between 1994 and 2012, burning about 9,129 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
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 August 2012 | Natural | 7,590 acres | Elko District Office | LIME |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | HOT CREEK |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | CATERER |
| 25 July 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Elko District Office | CHICKEN NDF ASSIST |
| 25 July 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | CAROL |
| 25 July 2004 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Elko District Office | DEEP CREEK |
| 22 July 1994 | Natural | 1,500 acres | Elko District Office | IL |
| 6 June 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | PETAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Deep Creek: 11 occurrences, 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Cadmium, Bismuth, Antimony, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Kerong Tungsten Group Claims | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Liberty | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Cadmium, Bismuth, Antimony, Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lime Mountain | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1918 | |
| Lime Mountain Consolidated | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Cadmium, Bismuth, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lime Mountain Mine | Gold, Cadmium, Bismuth, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Br Claims | Gold, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown 13,42,52 | Gold, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown 2,42,51 | Gold, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown 24,42,52 | Gold, Barium-Barite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Creek | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Anderson (historical) | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jackson (historical) | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cornucopia (historical) | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Echo | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia (historical) | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Excelsior (historical) | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| White Rock (historical) | 12.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856011. 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.