BlockGrantsville, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in Grantsville Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Grantsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Grantsville quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Grantsville: 27 past producers, 19 occurrences, 10 prospects, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander and Brooklyn | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Berlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Iron | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Berlin Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Copper King | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Good Luck Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1860, 1863, 1970 | |
| Grantsville Summit Prospect | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Jjj Prospect | Zinc, Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Berlin | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Knickerbocker (historical) | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Shamrock (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ione | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Glen Hamilton (historical) | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Idlewild (historical) | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Reese River | 11.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859881. 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.