BlockGold Bar, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Beatty census division. The Survey maps it on the Bullfrog 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
14 surveys from 24 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 Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Bullfrog quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Bullfrog quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Beatty quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bullfrog Mtn. quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Gold Bar (historical) between 1998 and 2014, burning about 3,679 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | RHYOLITE |
| 8 July 2006 | Natural | 3,674 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SAWTOOTH |
| 2 October 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SOBER UP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Gold Bar (historical): 20 past producers, 14 prospects, 5 producers, 4 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrick Bullfrog Gold Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | volcanic-hosted disseminated | |
| Original Bullfrog Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Tecopa Consolidated | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Tecopa Consolidated. | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| White Caps Mine | Bentonite | Producer | Bentonite | |
| Bullfrog Mine and Mill | Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Montgomery Shoshone Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Montgomery-Shoshone Mine | Silver, Gold | Producer | 1904, 1905 | |
| Senator Stewart Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| National Bank Group | Uranium | Occurrence | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original (historical) | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Rhyolite | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Bullfrog (historical) | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Beatty | 7.4 miles | 25 | |
| Gold Center | 8.2 miles | 24 | |
| Hot Springs | 9.4 miles | 25 | |
| Springdale | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fluorine (historical) | 11.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856034. 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.