BlockLoma, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Walker River census division. The Survey maps it on the Weber Reservoir 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
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Weber Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Weber Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Loma (historical) in 2002, burning about 350 acres in total. None 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 350 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 2 |
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 Loma (historical): 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.L. #1 Claim | Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nw Section 31 Copper-Gold Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Reservation Hill | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Ser Mines Prospect | Gold, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservation (historical) | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain View (historical) | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Granite (historical) | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Schurz | 9.4 miles | 20 | |
| Copper Run | 16.8 miles | 20 | |
| Copper Hill (historical) | 19.1 miles | 20 | |
| Avalon | 22.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rand (historical) | 23.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848138. 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.