BlockGeyser, Nevada
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89043. The Survey maps it on the Mount Grafton 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
4 surveys from 5 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 Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Mt. Grafton quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Geyser (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4 acres in total. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | DUPONT |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NAT OUT 7 |
| 7 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NATOUT 3 |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | CAMPBELL |
| 5 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | GEYSER 1 |
| 30 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NAT OUT FOURTEEN |
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | SCRAPPY |
| 23 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | GRIFFTON |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Geyser (historical): 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Tungsten, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devlin Prospect | Tungsten, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Geyser Mine | Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Geyser Ranch & Mill Site | Tungsten, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Fluorite, Silver, Wolframite | |
| Deer Trail Tungsten Mine | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson (historical) | 6.2 miles | 5 | |
| Montezuma (historical) | 7.7 miles | 5 | |
| Cave Valley (historical) | 9.4 miles | 5 | |
| Atlanta | 21.5 miles | 5 | |
| Wilson Creek (historical) | 23.1 miles | 5 | |
| Pony Springs | 24.6 miles | 5 | |
| Karo (historical) | 31.7 miles | 5 | |
| Cedarhurst (historical) | 34.0 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852758. 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.