BlockGerald, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89821. It lies near Safford Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Palisade 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
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1952 USGS Carlin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Palisade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Gerald (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49,753 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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 | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | BLOSSOM |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | WILLIEBILL |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Elko District Office | BARTH |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Elko District Office | AIRPLANE |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | 29,135 acres | Elko District Office | FRENCHIE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 700 acres | Elko District Office | BISPO |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 600 acres | Elko District Office | IRON BL |
| 22 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 acres | Elko District Office | BARTH MINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Gerald (historical): 12 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Iron, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Marigold Mine | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Producer | 1930 | |
| Onondaga | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Onondaga Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Palisade Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palisades Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Claim | Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Zenoli Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Zenoli Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock | Manganese | 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 856030. 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.