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East Belmont, Nevada

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies near Cemetery Hill. The Survey maps it on the Belmont East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

East Belmont within Nye County

On record in East Belmont

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of East Belmont (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 6 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/undetermined2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 August 1999Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeNO7
13 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeMEADOW
3 November 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.4 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSILVER CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nye County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of East Belmont (historical): 27 occurrences, 17 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ajax Nos. 1-3Copper, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Arizona ClaimSilver, Copper, Antimony, Gold, Molybdenum, LeadPast ProducerCerargyrite, Molybdenite, Stetefeldite, Stromeyerite, Wulfenite
Barcelona MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Iron, Tungsten, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-BariteProducer1870
Bel ClaimsSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Antimony, VanadiumOccurrenceVein
Bmt Claim GroupArsenic, Semiprecious GemstoneOccurrence
Combination MineSilver, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
El Dorado South MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, MolybdenumPast ProducerVein
Falcon ProspectTungsten, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, BismuthPast Producer1956
Hot No. 1 MineUranium, Molybdenum, Manganese, Zinc, Beryllium, LeadOccurrenceMolybdenite, Torbernite, Wulfenite
Monarch RanchCopper, Cobalt, Chromium, NickelOccurrence

Every working recorded in Nye County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Belmont1.2 miles8
Monarch (historical)3.8 miles9
Flowers Camp6.4 miles8
San Pedros6.6 miles8
Barcelona (historical)7.0 miles8
Barcelona Summit7.0 miles8
Stone House (historical)7.2 miles8
Van Ness (historical)7.6 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848174. 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.