BlockFerguson, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Caliente census division. It lies near Lookout Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Delamar 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 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Delamar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Clover Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ferguson (historical) between 1993 and 2012, burning about 132 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ely District Office | DELMAR |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 12 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BLYTH |
| 12 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BLYTH |
| 28 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NAT OUT FOURTEEN |
| 24 July 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Ely District Office | SADDLE |
| 19 July 2002 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Ely District Office | CEDAR WASH |
| 17 July 2006 | Natural | 88 acres | Ely District Office | MONKEY WRENCH |
| 11 July 2011 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Ely District Office | DELAMAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Ferguson (historical): 16 past producers, 15 occurrences, 12 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Foot Inclined Shaft | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| April Fool Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| April Fool Mine | Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Culverwell Mine | Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1932, 1933 | |
| Delamar Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Delamar Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron | Producer | 1890, 1891, 1930 | |
| Delamar Zinc | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Manganese, Iron, Barium-Barite, Copper, Strontium, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Cadmium | Occurrence | Smithsonite | |
| Denton Summit Workings | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Denton Summit Workings | Tungsten, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Flagstaff Tunnel Tunnel | Gold, Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | 1898 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863167. 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.