BlockGold Point, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Goldfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89013. The Survey maps it on the Gold Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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
- 1954 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Gold Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Last Chance Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Gold Point: 26 past producers, 14 prospects, 13 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Claim | Gold, Uranium, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Browning Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bullfrog-George Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Checkmate No. 1 Claim | Uranium, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Dun Claim Group | Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Dun Claim Group. | Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Golden Rule | Gold, Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Greens Camp | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Hart Silver Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Mable Mine | Gold, Uranium | Occurrence | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stateline | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tokop | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Old Camp | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lida | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Forks Station | 14.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cuprite (historical) | 15.3 miles | 20 | |
| Pigeon Spring (historical) | 16.7 miles | 18 | |
| Sylvania | 19.3 miles | 18 |
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 Gold Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2887117 | 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 854466. 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.