BlockLeete, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Carson Sink census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89408. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Rock 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Tips quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Eagle Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Leete (historical) between 2001 and 2014, burning about 970 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | 970 acres | Winnemucca District Office | TWO TIPS |
| 16 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 62 |
| 10 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MATTERHORN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Leete (historical): 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Salt, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Desert Peak Pumice | Stone | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Desert Peak Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Marsh | Salt | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Eagle Marsh | Halite, Boron-Borates | Past Producer | 1870, 1871 | |
| Unknown Name Shaft | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bradys Hot Springs Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore (historical) | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Massie | 10.8 miles | 22 | |
| Hazen | 12.1 miles | 21 | |
| Parran | 15.5 miles | 23 | |
| Northam (historical) | 17.2 miles | 22 | |
| Leeteville (historical) | 17.2 miles | 22 | |
| Jessup | 17.2 miles | 22 | |
| Huxley | 17.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858290. 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.