BlockFarmer Station, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Beatty census division. It lies near Coyote Holes. The Survey maps it on the Scottys Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Lida quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000, 5 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
- 1968 USGS Scottys Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Last Chance Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Farmer Station: 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada State Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1990 | |
| Sarcabatus Flat Deposit | Montmorillonite | Prospect | ||
| Sarcobatus Flat Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Wyoming-Scorpion Group | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Wyoming-Scorpion Group | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Inclined Shaft | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Gold Mine | Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Yellow Gold Mine | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottys Junction | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Carrs Camp (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Clarkdale (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bonnie Claire | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Tolicha (historical) | 11.7 miles | 15 | |
| Springdale | 20.2 miles | 16 | |
| Gold Bar (historical) | 22.4 miles | 24 | |
| Ralston | 22.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q122542540 | 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 851650. 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.