BlockNorthumberland, Nevada
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies near Mount Gooding. The Survey maps it on the Northumberland Pass 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 8 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
- 1971 USGS Northumberland Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Northumberland (historical) in 2000, burning under an acre in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WOOD CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Northumberland (historical): 14 past producers, 12 occurrences, 3 plants, 2 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gooding Mine | Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Northumberland Mine | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Iron | Producer | 1866 | |
| Northumberland Mine | Gold, Silver, Mercury | Plant | 1985 | |
| Northumberland Mine | Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite, Iron, Arsenic | Producer | 1860, 1866, 1988 | |
| Rainbow and Corp Groups | Vanadium, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Water Canyon Mine | Barium-Barite, Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | 1979, 1980 | |
| Hazel No. 6 Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Torbernite | |
| Rainbow and Cord Claims | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Group | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1871 | |
| Northumberland Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1866 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learville (historical) | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pioneer (historical) | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Creek (historical) | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| Potts (historical) | 14.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wilson (historical) | 16.2 miles | 16 | |
| Junction (historical) | 17.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jefferson (historical) | 17.9 miles | 8 | |
| Millett | 18.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854818. 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.