BlockMuncy, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Kalamazoo Creek 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
5 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.
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Kern Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Muncy (historical) between 1996 and 2014, burning about 2 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | EKALAMAZOO |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS ASST 5-FANDANGO |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | HIKER |
| 14 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | KALAMAZOO |
| 19 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MUNCY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Muncy (historical): 9 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Tungsten, Zinc, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amargosa Group | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Amargosa Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Defiance Mine | Copper, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Defiance Prospect | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Grand Deposit | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Deposit Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1871 | |
| Kansas Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Kansas Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Muncy Creek Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Muncy Creek Mine | Copper, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Hill (historical) | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Aurum (historical) | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Siegel (historical) | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bassett (historical) | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Stonehouse | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Robinson (historical) | 12.6 miles | 18 | |
| Kent (historical) | 12.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862806. 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.