BlockRaiser City, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Summit Lake census division. It lies near Black Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Division Peak 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
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1889 USGS Long Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Division Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS High Rock Canyon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Raiser City (historical) between 1997 and 1999, burning about 294 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 272 acres | Winnemucca District Office | DIVISION |
| 25 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | Winnemucca District Office | DOUBLEHOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Raiser City (historical): 4 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Silver, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raser and Reeder Mines | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1907, 1911 | |
| Solar Group | Gold, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Occurrence | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Hermit Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Raser and Reeder | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Nemco 40? Area | Gold, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Name | Gold, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Name | Gold, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Razor Group | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Name | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur | 33.0 miles | 15 | |
| Varyville (historical) | 36.0 miles | 16 | |
| Red Butte (historical) | 36.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dyke | 48.9 miles | 19 | |
| Jungo (historical) | 49.1 miles | 14 | |
| Happy Creek Station | 54.6 miles | 17 | |
| Quinn River Crossing | 54.7 miles | 19 | |
| Venado (historical) | 55.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854823. 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.