BlockRochester Heights, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Lovelock census division. It lies near Sunflower Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rochester 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
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1954 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Rochester Heights (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 14,658 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BINGO |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Winnemucca District Office | INDEPENDENCE |
| 1 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 41 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LIMERICK |
| 7 August 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 35 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SACRAMENTO |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 13,325 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ROCHESTER |
| 22 August 2010 | Natural | 3.9 acres | Winnemucca District Office | ROCHESTER |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LIMERICK |
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | LIMERICK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 126 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Rochester Heights (historical): 66 past producers, 27 unknowns, 20 occurrences, 6 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck and Charley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Champion Dumortierite Mine | Kyanite, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1924, 1925, 1949 | |
| Cinnabar City Mercury Mine | Mercury, Antimony, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Dumortierite Occurrence | Boron-Borates, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Enterprise Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Hagan | Gold, Arsenic, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Beryl | Beryllium, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton Beryl Mine | Beryllium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin, Zinc | Occurrence | Beryl, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Humboldt Queen | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | 1883, 1919 | |
| Humboldt Queen Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Kyanite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rochester (historical) | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rochester | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Central Rochester (historical) | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Panama | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lower Rochester | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Foltz (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Fitting | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Vanderwater (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856572. 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.