BlockMillers, Nevada
15 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 Millers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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
- 1961 USGS Lone Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Millers quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Millers: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Park Mill Site #1 | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Park Mill Site #2 | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Heidi Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Chrysocolla, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lead, Smithsonite, Tenorite | |
| Millers Mill | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Tonopah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Wells | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| McLeans | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Camp Harding (historical) | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gilbert (historical) | 13.3 miles | 14 | |
| Divide (historical) | 14.1 miles | 15 | |
| Barrel Spring (historical) | 14.5 miles | 23 | |
| Weepah | 15.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856083. 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.