BlockPioneer, Nevada
9 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. The Survey maps it on the Pine Creek Ranch 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 9 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 Pine Creek Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer (historical) between 2003 and 2018, burning about 6 acres 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CAMP |
| 23 July 2003 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LITTLE TABLE MTN 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pioneer (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown 31, 12, 46 | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Water Claim Group | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Stone House (historical) | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Learville (historical) | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Northumberland (historical) | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Jefferson (historical) | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Flowers Camp | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| San Pedros | 11.5 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona Summit | 13.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846336. 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.