BlockOld Tuscarora, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89834. It lies near Battle Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Tuscarora 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 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.
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Old Tuscarora (historical) between 2001 and 2018, burning about 22 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | NDF 18 |
| 3 July 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | PACKER CAN |
| 22 July 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | NICHOLAS CANYON |
| 5 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Elko District Office | QUARTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Old Tuscarora (historical): 40 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 plants, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Berry Creek Group | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Independence | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Independence | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Queen | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Surprise Fraction | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Tuscarora Deposit | Gold, Silver, Titanium | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Nevada Clams | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Poorman Claim | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Young America | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1871, 1875 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jackson (historical) | 13.6 miles | 10 | |
| Anderson (historical) | 14.6 miles | 10 | |
| Jack Creek | 16.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cornucopia (historical) | 17.2 miles | 10 | |
| Good Hope (historical) | 18.4 miles | 7 | |
| Deep Creek | 20.0 miles | 11 | |
| Scraper Springs | 23.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852109. 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.