BlockGilbert, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. The Survey maps it on the Gilbert quadrangle. It stands 6,191 feet above sea level. 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
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Gilbert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Gilbert (historical): 17 occurrences, 13 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Claims | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Carrie Mine | Silver, Antimony, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | 1890, 1925 | |
| Carrie Mine | Lead, Silver, Gemstone, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Carrie Mine | Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| D.M. Homesteak Claims | Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite | Prospect | Barite, Gold | |
| Gilbert | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbert Wollastonite | Wollastonite | Prospect | Wollastonite | |
| Last Hope | Gold, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Monte Cristo Prospect | Gold, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1989, 1990 | |
| NBMG Sample Sites 1278, 1279 | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | Molybdenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLeans | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Millers | 13.3 miles | 15 | |
| Blair Junction (historical) | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 13.6 miles | 14 | |
| Coaldale (historical) | 14.9 miles | 14 | |
| Montezuma Wells | 14.9 miles | 15 | |
| Coaldale Junction | 15.2 miles | 14 | |
| Coaldale | 15.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gilbert (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54959631 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856031. 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.