BlockDelaplain, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Jackpot census division. The Survey maps it on the Jackpot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Delaplain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Jackpot quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Jackpot quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Delaplain between 1992 and 2015, burning about 532 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | Y 3 RANCH |
| 12 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | 4 MILES S OF JACKPOT |
| 27 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 529 acres | Elko District Office | MORNING STAR |
| 10 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | JACKPOT 1 |
| 10 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Elko District Office | GOLF COURSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Delaplain: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park (historical) | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Jackpot | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| San Jacinto | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Contact | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 16.3 miles | 9 | |
| Henry | 18.5 miles | 9 | |
| O'Neil (historical) | 21.6 miles | 13 | |
| Delano (historical) | 27.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856228. 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.