BlockFreiburg, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Alamo census division. It lies near Worthington Peak. The Survey maps it on the Worthington 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
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS Penoyer Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Worthington Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Timpahute Range quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Freiburg (historical) in 1999, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | SOUTH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Freiburg (historical): 9 past producers, 8 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Smelter Shaft | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Cadmium, Tungsten | Plant | ||
| Florence Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Freiberg Tungsten Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Manganese | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Freiburg Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Kathleen Shaft & Middle Tunnel | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain View No. 3 Claim | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| NBMG Sample Location 1763 | Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, Antimony, Bismuth, Manganese, Gold, Tungsten, Iron, Silver, Barium-Barite, Boron-Borates | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite | |
| NBMG Sample Location 1764 | Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| NBMG Sample Sites 1761 and 1762 | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Anglesite, Barite, Malachite | |
| New Freiberg Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneota (historical) | 14.6 miles | 5 | |
| Tempiute | 18.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rachel | 21.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sundown | 23.5 miles | 13 | |
| Logan (historical) | 23.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hiko | 29.5 miles | 10 | |
| Crystal Springs | 32.8 miles | 10 | |
| Groom (historical) | 36.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858320. 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.