BlockOmco, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. The Survey maps it on the Stewart Spring quadrangle.
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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Stewart Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Omco: 11 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and W Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Harvey-Taylor Group | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Simon Mine | Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | 1879, 1919 | |
| Simon Silver Mine | Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1879, 1918 | |
| Warrior Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1912, 1915 | |
| Costa Prospect | Mercury, Gold | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Unnamed Mercury-Gold Prospect | Mercury, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Lou Prospect | Mercury, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Omco Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1915, 1916, 1921 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Luning | 16.8 miles | 19 | |
| New Boston (historical) | 18.2 miles | 20 | |
| Mina | 18.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sodaville | 21.5 miles | 19 | |
| Acme (historical) | 21.9 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 23.1 miles | 18 | |
| Camp Douglas | 24.7 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561319 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851674. 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.
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.