BlockNyala, Nevada
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Duckwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. The Survey maps it on the Nyala quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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 Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nyala quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Quinn Canyon Range quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Nyala in 2004, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | QUINN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Nyala: 8 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area Between Big and Willow Creeks | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Antimony, Strontium | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Colorado Group | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Lead-Zinc Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Queen of the West Claim | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Rustler | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Rustler Claim | Silver, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Lead | Past Producer | 1911 | |
| Battle Axe Claims | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Gold Spring Group | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Last Chance Tunnel | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Mayflower Claim | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crows Nest | 7.9 miles | 6 | |
| Troy (historical) | 10.4 miles | 6 | |
| Adaven | 10.5 miles | 5 | |
| Grant City (historical) | 15.8 miles | 6 | |
| Lockes | 21.3 miles | 8 | |
| Reveille (historical) | 27.9 miles | 12 | |
| Old Reveille (historical) | 28.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Reveille (historical) | 29.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854715. 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.