BlockEagleville, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies near Lucky Boy Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Chukar Canyon 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
7 surveys from 20 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
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chukar Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Eagleville (historical) between 1996 and 1999, burning about 81 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1999 | Natural | 80 acres | Carson City District Office | NAT OUT 4 |
| 7 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | SANDSPGS |
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 Eagleville (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Branch Property | Silver, Gold, Manganese, Copper | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| NBMG Sample Site 3931 | Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead | Prospect | 1976 | |
| NBMG Sample Sites 3864 and 3865 | Silver, Lead, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Sites 3866 and 3867 | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | Hematite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Hills (historical) | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Frenchman | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sand Springs (historical) | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sand Hill Station (historical) | 11.5 miles | 21 | |
| Middlegate | 17.4 miles | 19 | |
| Salt Wells | 21.6 miles | 22 | |
| Red Top (historical) | 23.7 miles | 21 | |
| Eastgate | 24.8 miles | 9 |
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 Eagleville (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54959599 | 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 858636. 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.