BlockHudson, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Yerington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89447. The Survey maps it on the Smith 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
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Smith quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hudson (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WILSON CAMPFIRE |
| 24 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FISH |
| 23 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WILSON CANYON |
| 4 July 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WILSON CYN |
| 30 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WILSON |
| 28 June 2002 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WILSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hudson (historical): 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beatty Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Terry & Mcfarland Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| No. Section 14 Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Section 14 Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Section 18 Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Section 30 Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Sections 20 , 21 , 28 , 29 Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Tippecanoe (historical) | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Nordyke | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Walker River (historical) | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Simpson | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Wellington Springs | 7.4 miles | 22 | |
| Ludwig (historical) | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Wellington | 8.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857467. 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.