BlockJersey, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in Jersey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Moses 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Mt. Moses quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fish Creek Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Mt. Moses quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Jersey (historical) between 1996 and 2019, burning about 11,902 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | BACK MOSES |
| 18 August 1999 | Natural | 5,142 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BLITZ |
| 13 August 1996 | Natural | 1,300 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | JERSEY |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 252 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BUTCHER |
| 11 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | COW CREEK |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | 3,037 acres | Winnemucca District Office | GOOSEBERRY |
| 25 July 1996 | Natural | 65 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | HOME STA |
| 24 July 2019 | Natural | 263 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | CEDAR CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Jersey (historical): 5 past producers, 5 unknowns, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites, Manganese, Gold, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Eagle Mine | Manganese, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Calcium | Prospect | 1934 | |
| Jersey Valley Rex | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Rex Mines | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Barium-Barite, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1873, 1880 | |
| Home Station Ranch Hot Spring | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| J.V. Butcher Canyon Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Jersey Valley Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Old Jaw Bone Property | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Old Jawbone | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Styles Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Black Eagle | Manganese | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy (historical) | 15.9 miles | 21 | |
| Kyle Hot Springs | 27.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cornish Camp (historical) | 30.8 miles | 16 | |
| Stevensville (historical) | 35.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fitting | 35.5 miles | 16 | |
| Cherry Creek (historical) | 35.6 miles | 21 | |
| Rochester Heights (historical) | 37.2 miles | 16 | |
| East Rochester (historical) | 37.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847124. 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.