BlockGarfield, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89422. It lies near Mable Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Mable Mountain 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
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Mable Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Garfield (historical): 20 past producers, 16 occurrences, 4 prospects, 4 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Atom - Lorna Mine Rim Rock Claims | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Iron, Bismuth | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Atom-Lorna Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Garfield Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Producer | 1882 | |
| Garfield Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Graphite Occurrence | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Isabella-Pearl Property | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | epithermal vein | |
| Julia Prospect | Antimony, Lead | Prospect | Galena | |
| Mabel Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mable Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Silver |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme (historical) | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Kinkaid | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Luning | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| New Boston (historical) | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Camp Douglas | 9.9 miles | 19 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mina | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Whiskey Spring (historical) | 13.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855032. 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.
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.