BlockIndian Springs, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. The Survey maps it on the Peavine Ranch 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
7 surveys from 14 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
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Peavine Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Indian Springs (historical) in 2000, burning about 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PEAVINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Indian Springs (historical): 5 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Copper, 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 Copper Nos. 1-36 | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 2696 | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Esd Claims | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Gulch Delta Placer Deposi | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown 27,9,42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peavine (historical) | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| San Antonio (historical) | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Central (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Manhattan | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| White Caps (historical) | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hadley | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Jett (historical) | 13.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848200. 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.