BlockGemfield, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Goldfield census division. The Survey maps it on the Montezuma Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Lida quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Montezuma Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Goldfield 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 Gemfield in 1999, burning about 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GOLDFIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 259 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 259 workings within 5 miles of Gemfield: 154 prospects, 78 past producers, 17 occurrences, 7 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Mines Co. Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin | Past Producer | Famatinite | |
| Columbia | Molybdenum, Tungsten, Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Columbia Mt. Alunite | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Columbia Prospect | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | |
| Combination Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Earth Sciences Montezuma Deposit | Gold, Aluminum, Potassium | Past Producer | 1972 | |
| Five Friends Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Florence | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Florence Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1903, 1904 | |
| Gemfield Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Spring | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Columbia (historical) | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Goldfield | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Jumbotown (historical) | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Florence Hill | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Montezuma | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Alkali | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Klondike (historical) | 10.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856029. 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.