BlockEsmeralda, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89415. It lies near Aurora Hill. The Survey maps it on the Aurora 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Esmeralda (historical) between 1993 and 2013, burning about 14,442 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 075 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 076 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 077 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 078 |
| 7 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BALD |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 18 August 2013 | Natural | 14,230 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SPRING PEAK |
| 10 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | AURORA CRATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Esmeralda (historical): 25 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 plants. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Selenium | Producer | 1865 | |
| Chesco Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pilot Mountains | Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite | |
| Utah Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Antelope Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Aurora District-Nevada | Silver, Gold | Producer | 1860 | |
| Aurora Prospects | Silver, Gold | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Donnelly | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluffrock | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Perlite Placer Claim | Perlite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora (historical) | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Del Monte | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fletcher | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Lucky Boy (historical) | 16.1 miles | 22 | |
| Coryville (historical) | 16.2 miles | 22 | |
| Qualeys Camp | 18.8 miles | 21 | |
| Jaggersville | 19.0 miles | 21 | |
| Whiskey Spring (historical) | 19.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852722. 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.