BlockEden, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. The Survey maps it on the Kawich Peak 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
9 surveys from 16 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 Kawich quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Reveille Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1952 USGS Kawich Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Kawich Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Cactus Flat quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Eden (historical) between 2001 and 2013, burning about 150 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BREEN |
| 29 July 2005 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | LOUIS |
| 20 July 2004 | Natural | 142 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SILVER BOW |
| 23 June 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 3 JOKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Eden (historical): 9 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Gold Mining Co. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Horse Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Catlin Group | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Catlin Group | Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Golden Crown Group | Silver | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Golden Crown Group | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Hillside Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Hillside Mine | Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2789 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Silver Glance Group | Silver, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverbow | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bellehelen (historical) | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Golden Arrow | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| New Reveille (historical) | 13.0 miles | 12 | |
| Helena (historical) | 14.0 miles | 10 | |
| Old Reveille (historical) | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Reveille (historical) | 14.6 miles | 12 | |
| Warm Springs | 17.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848271. 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.