BlockQualeys Camp, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Mina census division. It lies near Whisky Flat. The Survey maps it on the Whisky Flat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Powell Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Whisky Flat quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Qualeys Camp between 2005 and 2020, burning about 82 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 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WHISKEY |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | EXCELSIOR |
| 3 July 2008 | Firearms and explosives use | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | NEW BOMB |
| 17 July 2005 | Natural | 80 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SUMMIT |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Qualeys Camp: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Copper, Silver, Lead, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Quailey Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Producer | 1903, 1907 | |
| Red Stone 1 To 6? Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Whisky Flat | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Qualey Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Huntoon Mine | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Spring (historical) | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Jaggersville | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Marietta | 11.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lucky Boy (historical) | 13.2 miles | 22 | |
| Garfield (historical) | 15.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hawthorne | 15.8 miles | 23 | |
| Coryville (historical) | 15.9 miles | 22 | |
| Babbitt | 17.0 miles | 22 |
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 Q122553671 | 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 857802. 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.