BlockKeystone, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. It stands on Shoshone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Flagstaff Mountain 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
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Flagstaff Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Tybo quadrangle1:62500
- 1987 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Keystone (historical) between 2000 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | KEYSTONE |
| 14 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | EMPIRE |
| 23 June 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | KEYSTONE |
| 11 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MCINTYRE |
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 Keystone (historical): 10 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Antimony, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bresnahan Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Keystone Mine Project | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ophir and Dexter | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ophir and Dexter Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Tetrahedrite | |
| Surprise Prospect | Manganese, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Barndt and Crouse Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Lode | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Creek Springs | Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ker Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Outlook Prospeck | Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Town (historical) | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tybo | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Upper Town (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Morey | 16.7 miles | 10 | |
| Warm Springs | 17.6 miles | 11 | |
| Longstreet (historical) | 17.9 miles | 9 | |
| Helena (historical) | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| Danville (historical) | 23.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856057. 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.