BlockElaine, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wells census division. The Survey maps it on the Chase Spring 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 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Spruce Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Wendover quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Chase Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Elaine (historical) between 1996 and 2018, burning about 2,502 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SOUTH POINT |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SNOWBALL |
| 21 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SPRUCE RIDGE |
| 21 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | MOUND SPRINGS |
| 21 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | LITTLE SPRUCE |
| 8 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | HUMBOLDT LANE |
| 6 July 2017 | Natural | 560 acres | Elko District Office | CHASE SPRING |
| 31 July 2018 | Natural | 40 acres | Elko District Office | HASTINGS CUT OFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Ventosa | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hogan | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Black Forest (historical) | 12.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sage | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Warm Creek (historical) | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Tobar (historical) | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Clover (historical) | 14.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851964. 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.