BlockLudwig, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Yerington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89447. The Survey maps it on the Artesia Lake 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 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Artesia Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ludwig (historical) between 1997 and 2006, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2006 | Other causes | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BLUESTONE |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Western Nevada Agency | BIA 13 CCD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Ludwig (historical): 43 past producers, 20 occurrences, 12 prospects, 5 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Mason Copper Deposit | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Prospect | 1960 | |
| Ann Mason Deposit | Copper, Molybdenum | Prospect | Underground | |
| B.C. Claims | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Blue Metal Corundum | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Bluestone Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Buckskin Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Plant | 1984 | |
| Homestake Copper Mine | Copper, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Homestake Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Lgcs Claims | Tungsten, Silver | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Ludwig Mine | Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold, Nickel | Past Producer | 1865 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Heights | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Mason | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Artesia (historical) | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Yerington | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Nordyke | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Greenville | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Hudson (historical) | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Simpson | 8.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857470. 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.