BlockGregory, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fallon census division. It lies near The Nipple. The Survey maps it on the Sheckler Reservoir 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
8 surveys from 22 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 Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sheckler Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Gregory (historical) in 2019, burning about 4 acres in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2019 | Natural | 4.4 acres | Carson City District Office | DEAD CAMEL |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Gregory (historical): 7 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Gregory Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Red Mountain | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Strontium, Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Camp Gregory Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Red Camel Project | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Wild Horse Claims | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Wildhorse Claim Group | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Wildhorse Claim Group | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowtown (historical) | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Clair | 8.4 miles | 23 | |
| Northam (historical) | 8.5 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Clair Station (historical) | 8.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ragtown (historical) | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Leeteville (historical) | 9.0 miles | 22 | |
| Island City (historical) | 9.1 miles | 23 | |
| Fallon | 11.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863266. 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.