BlockJackson, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89834. It lies near Big Cottonwood Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Big Cottonwood Canyon 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 10 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.
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Mt. Blitzen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Big Cottonwood Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Jackson (historical) between 1994 and 2013, burning about 110,539 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 108,564 acres | Elko District Office | AMAZON |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | 235 acres | Elko District Office | CORNUCOPIA |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 11 acres | Elko District Office | DEEP CREEK |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | 14 acres | Elko District Office | COLD SPRINGS |
| 22 July 1994 | Natural | 1,500 acres | Elko District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 15 October 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 215 acres | Elko District Office | TRAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jackson (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornucopia | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Cornucopia | Gold, Silver, Copper | Plant | ||
| La Plata Mines | Gold, Iron, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Williams Quicksilver Group | Mercury, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hussey | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Leopard | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Panther | Silver, Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornucopia (historical) | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Deep Creek | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Anderson (historical) | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Jack Creek | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tuscarora | 11.9 miles | 10 | |
| Old Tuscarora (historical) | 13.6 miles | 10 | |
| Good Hope (historical) | 13.6 miles | 7 | |
| Echo | 14.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863230. 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.