BlockLongstreet, Nevada
9 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 near Piñon Peak. The Survey maps it on the McCann Canyon 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
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1971 USGS McCann Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Longstreet (historical) between 2002 and 2008, burning about 100 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2002 | Natural | 100 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PINON |
| 22 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GEORGE CANYON |
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 Longstreet (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longstreet Gold Project | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Longstreet Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Longstreet Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Longstreet Placers | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch (historical) | 14.1 miles | 9 | |
| East Belmont (historical) | 16.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tybo | 16.4 miles | 11 | |
| Belmont | 17.2 miles | 8 | |
| Keystone (historical) | 17.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ellendale (historical) | 19.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hannapah (historical) | 20.7 miles | 9 | |
| Upper Town (historical) | 20.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848247. 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.