BlockSaint Elmo, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. The Survey maps it on the Baxter Spring NW 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Baxter Spring quadrangle1:62500
- 1987 USGS Baxter Spring NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Saint Elmo (historical) between 1992 and 2001, burning about 64 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 26 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WILLOW SPRINGS |
| 21 June 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Saint Elmo (historical): 15 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Nickel, Cobalt, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Nos. 1-33 | Copper, Bismuth, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Baxter Spring Prospect | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Zinc | Producer | veins/shear zones | |
| Betty Claim Group | Gold, Copper, Mercury, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Carolyn Jean Claim Group | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Copper Nos. 1-36 | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Red Fox Nickel Deposits | Nickel, Silver, Copper, Cobalt, Chromium | Occurrence | 1960 | |
| Spunk Claim Group | Silver, Lead, Copper, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Sr Claim Group | Gold, Bismuth, Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Verde Claim Group | Gold, Chromium, Nickel, Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Willow Spring | Silver, Copper, Mercury, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Galena, Molybdenite, Niccolite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Central (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Springs (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Manhattan | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| White Caps (historical) | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Peavine (historical) | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Potomic (historical) | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 12.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862926. 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.