BlockEagleville, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Walker River census division. The Survey maps it on the Big Kasock Mountain quadrangle. It stands 5,561 feet above sea level. 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 19 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 Big Kasock Mtn quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Eagleville (historical): 19 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Gold, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomaceous Earth Deposit | Diatomite | Unknown | ||
| Eagleville Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Leonard | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Thorne Tungsten Property | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Yankee Girl | Tungsten, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Contact Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Contact Group 7 Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Eagleville Barite | Barium-Barite, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Kenyon | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Kenyon Claims ? | Quartz | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawhide | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Woodruffs (historical) | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Broken Hills (historical) | 13.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 17.2 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 21.0 miles | 18 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 25.1 miles | 21 | |
| Copper Hill (historical) | 27.7 miles | 20 | |
| Rand (historical) | 28.2 miles | 20 |
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 Q43081567 | 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 854763. 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.
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.