BlockFarrell, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies near Stonehouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Canyon 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
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Rocky Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Farrell (historical) between 2000 and 2015, burning about 14,907 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/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,892 acres | Winnemucca District Office | S WILLOW |
| 5 July 2015 | Natural | 14 acres | Winnemucca District Office | STONEHOUSE |
| 11 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | STONEHOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Farrell (historical): 15 past producers, 13 prospects, 9 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper/Love Mountain Prospect | Uranium, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mazuma Hills Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1905, 1907 | |
| Sage Hen | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Seven Troughs Royal Group | Gold, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Seven Troughs Royal Group ? | Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite, Arsenic | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Snow Squall Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Fluorite, Gold | |
| Snow Squall Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Tag Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Wildhorse Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Devaney | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazuma (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Tunnel Camp (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Troughs (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Placerites | 10.6 miles | 14 | |
| Poker Brown | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Scossa | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Goldbud (historical) | 18.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 850109. 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.