BlockDixie, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies near Iron Hat Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Dixie Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Dixie Hot Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Dixie Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Dixie between 1994 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 | Carson City District Office | BUNYIP |
| 12 August 1994 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Carson City District Office | OXBOW |
| 2 July 2004 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | STILLWATER |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Dixie: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Iron, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Copper Deposits | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Dixie Comstock Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1934, 1935, 1980 | |
| Dixie Marsh | Halite, Potassium | Past Producer | 1861 | |
| Dixie Marsh | Salt | Past Producer | 1861 | |
| Dixie Marsh Borax | Halite, Boron-Borates, Bromine | Past Producer | 1861, 1872 | |
| Dixie Marsh Borax | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Bradshaw Property | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Oas Iron Mine | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Rosebud Hg Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer | 1927, 1941 | |
| Rosebud Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyer | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bolivia (historical) | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Coppereid (historical) | 10.9 miles | 21 | |
| Clemens (historical) | 12.7 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie Valley | 13.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bernice (historical) | 14.8 miles | 9 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 25.1 miles | 9 | |
| Kingston (historical) | 26.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856014. 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.