BlockMcLeans, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. The Survey maps it on the Devils Gate quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Devils Gate quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of McLeans: 3 occurrences, 2 plants, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gemstone, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Mine | Silver, Gold | Plant | ||
| Desert Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Dutchess Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite | |
| Stephenson Wollastonite | Wollastonite | Occurrence | ||
| Boss Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Boss Mine | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1980 | |
| Good Times Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Good Times Mine | Gemstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Blair Junction (historical) | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Barrel Spring (historical) | 7.1 miles | 23 | |
| Weepah | 9.5 miles | 23 | |
| Alum (historical) | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Gilbert (historical) | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Camp Harding (historical) | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| Millers | 12.0 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122595410 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858089. 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.