BlockMorey, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Duckwater census division. It lies in Morey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Morey Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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
- 1967 USGS Morey Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Morey Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Morey between 2004 and 2005, burning about 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | 95 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | HOT CREEK |
| 29 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MOORE STAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Morey: 11 occurrences, 7 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Silver, Gold, Uranium, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagle and Cedar Vein | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Barite Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Bhum Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Manganese, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Brigham Claims | Silver, Tin, Manganese, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Donna Louise | Silver, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Manganese, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Good Luck Group | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1892, 1917, 1920 | |
| Jack Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Lead Pipe Property | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Magnolia Vein | Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony, Tin, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mo Claims Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pritchards Station | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Upper Town (historical) | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lower Town (historical) | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Danville (historical) | 15.6 miles | 8 | |
| Antelope (historical) | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lauville (historical) | 16.4 miles | 8 | |
| Keystone (historical) | 16.7 miles | 11 | |
| Tybo | 21.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856091. 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.