BlockRand, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. The Survey maps it on the Gillis Canyon 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
10 surveys from 20 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
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Gillis Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Gillis Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Rand (historical): 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo Claims | Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Copper Hill | Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | Copper, Sulfur | |
| Mile Post 7160,Us95:Nev Highway Dpt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Bell Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Springmeyer Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| East Walker Lake Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gravity Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Four | Tungsten | Producer | ||
| Lucky Four | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Mako Mine | Gold, Silver | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Copper Hill (historical) | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 7.9 miles | 21 | |
| Walker Lake | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dutch Creek (historical) | 10.6 miles | 21 | |
| Copper Run | 11.8 miles | 20 | |
| Thorne | 12.8 miles | 23 | |
| Schurz | 14.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847926. 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.