BlockRock House, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89833. It lies near Jasper Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Franklin Lake NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Franklin Lake NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Ruby Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Rock House between 1992 and 2015, burning about 2,659 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Region | BUFFSIDE |
| 11 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge | 7-H |
| 5 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Elko District Office | NDFASSIS17 |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | 2,400 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DAWLEY CREEK |
| 22 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | OVERLAND |
| 13 August 2004 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge | TIPTON |
| 7 July 2015 | Natural | 221 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MCQUEARY |
| 27 July 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | UX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Rock House: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawley Canyon Mica Area | Uranium, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| Errington and Thie/Group | Beryllium, Iron, Uranium | Past Producer | 1926 | |
| Errington-Thiel Property | Mica, Beryllium, Copper | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Short Group | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Valley View | Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dawley Canyon Area | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Dowley Canyon Area | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Mutual Mica Claims | Mica, Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Mick Mica? Mine | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Mica |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Valley | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Schley (historical) | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dry Creek | 11.1 miles | 15 | |
| Jiggs | 13.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lee | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Fair Play (historical) | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cavecreek (historical) | 15.9 miles | 11 | |
| Huntington (historical) | 17.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 861148. 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.