BlockMud Springs, Nevada
13 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 lies near Granite Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Mud Spring Gulch 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 13 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 Crescent Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Mud Spring Gulch quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Mud Springs (historical) between 1996 and 2012, burning about 3,256 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | TENABO |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | 72 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MUD SPG |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 530 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | FIRE CYN |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 2,533 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | INDIAN CREEK |
| 17 July 2000 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GREY EAGLE |
| 7 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TROUT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 100 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 100 workings within 5 miles of Mud Springs (historical): 56 past producers, 24 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gemstone, Barium-Barite, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Deposit | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Rule | Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Prise | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Molybdenite Prospect | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Hilltop Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Tin | Producer | 1906, 1912 | |
| Hilltop Open Pit Gold Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Silver, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Hilltop-Slaven Gold Property | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tin | Producer | 1907, 1919 | |
| Kimberly Consolidated | Gold, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lander (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hilltop | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Maysville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gold Quartz | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Pittsburgh (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Tenabo | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Mill Gulch (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 853833. 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.