BlockGroom, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Alamo census division. The Survey maps it on the Groom Range 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
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Emigrant Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pahranagat Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Groom Range quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Groom (historical) in 1999, burning about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | NELLIS 3 |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Groom (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Star Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Occurrence 1 | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Western Mine | Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Gold Prospects | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown | 16.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rachel | 16.7 miles | 12 | |
| Tempiute | 17.4 miles | 12 | |
| Logan (historical) | 21.5 miles | 9 | |
| Crystal Springs | 26.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ash Springs | 27.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hiko | 28.4 miles | 10 | |
| Alamo | 28.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851802. 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.