BlockRhodes, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. The Survey maps it on the Sodaville 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
9 surveys from 19 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 Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Sodaville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Rhodes (historical): 9 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sodium, Boron-Borates, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack | Tungsten, Manganese, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Black Jack Mine | Manganese, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Clay Peters Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Kernick Mine | Gold, Antimony | Prospect | Vein | |
| Rhodes Marsh | Sodium, Boron-Borates, Halite | Past Producer | 1862, 1916 | |
| Rhodes Salt Marsh | Boron-Borates, Sodium | Past Producer | ||
| Sodaville Bentonite Deposit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Sodaville Pilot Plant | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Plant | 1982 | |
| Unknown Prospects | Tungsten, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Nw Section 4 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonopah Junction | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Sodaville | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Belleville (historical) | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Camp Douglas | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Mina | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Candelaria (historical) | 8.3 miles | 19 | |
| Candelaria Junction | 8.4 miles | 20 | |
| Metallic City (historical) | 8.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857487. 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.