BlockSan Juan, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. The Survey maps it on the Millett Ranch 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
5 surveys from 11 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 Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Millett Ranch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Millett Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of San Juan (historical) between 2000 and 2001, burning about 2 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | DECKER |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CRANE |
| 22 June 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MCCLOED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of San Juan (historical): 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 8 past producers, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Tungsten, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-Metallic Group | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Antimony, Copper, Bismuth, Cadmium, Gold, Molybdenum, REE, Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bi-Metallic Group | Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Grand View Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jim Dandy Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1923 | |
| Leon Claim | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Little Smoky No. 2 Prospect | Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | 1957 | |
| Old Dobby Claim No. 1 | Copper, Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Rainbow's End #3 Claim | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | 1977 | |
| Rob Claim | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Park Canyon (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Junction (historical) | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pueblo (historical) | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Millett | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Barrett (historical) | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ophir (historical) | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Reese River | 14.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846971. 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.