BlockFlowers Camp, Nevada
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies near Bull Frame Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Flowers Camp between 2003 and 2019, burning about 41 acres 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 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BARCELONA |
| 13 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MEADOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of Flowers Camp: 45 occurrences, 26 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Claim Group | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Barcelona Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Mercury | Producer | 1866, 1870 | |
| Barcelona Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Iron, Tungsten, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1870 | |
| Bel Claims | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Antimony, Vanadium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bell Claim Group | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Charles Property | Silver, Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Enator Mine | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1928, 1929 | |
| Flower Antimony Mine | Mercury, Selenium, Antimony | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Stibnite | |
| Flower Placer Ground Locality | Iron, Vanadium, Mercury, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Flower Quicksilver Mine | Mercury, Antimony, Selenium, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1908 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedros | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona Summit | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona (historical) | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Van Ness (historical) | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Jefferson (historical) | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Belmont | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Stone House (historical) | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| East Belmont (historical) | 6.4 miles | 8 |
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 Q122563686 | 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 853015. 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.