BlockFillmore, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carson Sink census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89408. The Survey maps it on the Desert Peak 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
8 surveys from 22 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 Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Desert Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Desert Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fillmore (historical) between 2007 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | I80 MM 70 |
| 16 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 62 |
| 1 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 71 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Fillmore (historical): 12 occurrences, 10 past producers, 6 producers, 6 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Peak Pumice | Stone | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Desert Peak Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Erway Quicksilver | Mercury, Sulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | 1943 | |
| Flint Rock | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Trinity Deposit | Montmorillonite | Occurrence | ||
| Trinity Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Name Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Brady Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Erway Property | Mercury | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| Trinity Range Limestone | Limestone, General | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858452. 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.