BlockPlacerites, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Imlay census division. The Survey maps it on the Placerites quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Placerites quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Placerites between 1992 and 2011, burning about 31,547 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,565 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LAST CHANCE |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | EAST COW |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 9,978 acres | Winnemucca District Office | COW CREEK |
| 13 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | POKERBROWN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Placerites: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Perlite, Silver, Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Claims | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mohawk Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Purkerson-Meade | Tungsten, Mercury, Gold, Tin | Unknown | ||
| Rabbit Hole Tin Prospect | Tin, Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Lantern Claims | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Placerites Mines | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Poker Brown | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Placers | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scossa | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Goldbud (historical) | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rosebud (historical) | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Farrell (historical) | 10.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mazuma (historical) | 15.7 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Troughs (historical) | 16.3 miles | 13 | |
| Poker Brown | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tunnel Camp (historical) | 16.5 miles | 13 |
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 Q122549004 | 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 850112. 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.