BlockParran, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carson Sink census division. The Survey maps it on the Parran quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Desert Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Parran quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Parran: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Name Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Mule Train Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Parran Salt Deposit | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Name Brine Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Name Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parran in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parran | - | A pulse thunderstorm produced a 53-knot peak gust at the Hot Springs Mountain HADS site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huxley | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Ocala | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Cressid | 9.4 miles | 23 | |
| Trinity | 10.0 miles | 23 | |
| Jessup | 11.5 miles | 22 | |
| Miriam | 11.8 miles | 23 | |
| Fillmore (historical) | 11.8 miles | 22 | |
| Leete (historical) | 15.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856338. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.