BlockLockes, Nevada
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Duckwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. The Survey maps it on the Lockes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lockes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Portuguese Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Duckwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lockes: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Antimony, Barium-Barite, Silver, Selenium, Perlite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Prospect | Antimony, Barium-Barite, Silver, Selenium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Currant Creek Project # 1745 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pamela Placer | Perlite | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allred (historical) | 14.7 miles | 8 | |
| Crows Nest | 15.2 miles | 6 | |
| Grant City (historical) | 16.4 miles | 6 | |
| Troy (historical) | 18.1 miles | 6 | |
| Currant | 20.5 miles | 7 | |
| Nyala | 21.3 miles | 5 | |
| Pritchards Station | 26.2 miles | 9 | |
| Duckwater | 26.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856068. 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.
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.