BlockLima, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89419. It lies near Sacramento Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Rochester 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 16 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Lima (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 29,925 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | I80MM123 |
| 17 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 acres | Winnemucca District Office | VICTORY |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BINGO |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Winnemucca District Office | INDEPENDENCE |
| 1 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 41 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LIMERICK |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 13,325 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ROCHESTER |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LIMERICK |
| 22 August 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Pershing County | TRACKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 91 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 91 workings within 5 miles of Lima (historical): 51 past producers, 18 occurrences, 15 unknowns, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Tungsten Prospect | Silver, Tungsten, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| American Canyon Divide | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| American Canyon Divide Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Buck and Charley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Buck and Charley Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Champion Dumortierite Mine | Kyanite, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1924, 1925, 1949 | |
| Dumortierite Occurrence | Boron-Borates, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Hagan | Gold, Arsenic, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Beryl | Beryllium, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton Beryl Mine | Beryllium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin, Zinc | Occurrence | Beryl, Malachite, Tetrahedrite |
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 Rochester | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Vanderwater (historical) | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Panama | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Central Rochester (historical) | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rochester | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oreana | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| East Rochester (historical) | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rochester Heights (historical) | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846347. 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.