BlockMaysville, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. It stands on Maysville Summit. The Survey maps it on the Mount Lewis 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 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Mt. Lewis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Mt. Lewis quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Mt. Lewis quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Maysville (historical) between 1993 and 2012, burning about 38,765 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 112 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | 9TH STREET |
| 2 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | LEWIS CYN. |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SHOSHONE |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 103 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | BENS PEAK |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | 72 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MUD SPG |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 35,932 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SLAVEN II |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SLAVEN |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 2,533 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | INDIAN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 73 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 73 workings within 5 miles of Maysville (historical): 40 past producers, 12 producers, 8 unknowns, 6 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty O'Neal | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Betty O'Neal Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1880 | |
| Blue Dick Antimony Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold, Selenium | Producer | Stibnite | |
| Dean Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Plant | 1990 | |
| Dean Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | vein | |
| Eagle-Monitor Claims | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron | Producer | 1867 | |
| Florence | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Golden Rule | Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | ||
| Grey Eagle Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pittsburgh (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dean (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Middletown (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Starr (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Betty O'Neal (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mud Springs (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lander (historical) | 8.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 853832. 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.