BlockKent, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the McGill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89301. The Survey maps it on the Duck Creek Valley 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 18 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.
- 1952 USGS Ely quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Schell Peaks quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Duck Creek Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Kent (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 20 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | PAINE SPRINGS |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | EAST CREEK |
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | 151 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MIDDLE CREEK |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | BASSETT |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | MM68 |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | EAST CREEK |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NORTH CREEK |
| 5 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | DUCK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Kent (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Creek Top Soil Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ely Gibraltar Claims | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Copper, Galena | |
| Ely Gibraltar Claims | Lead, Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Workings | Lead, Copper, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Steptoe | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| McGill | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Adverse | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| McGill Junction | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lavon | 11.1 miles | 17 | |
| Robinson (historical) | 12.0 miles | 18 | |
| Warm Springs | 12.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862823. 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.