BlockSand Springs, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. The Survey maps it on the Fourmile Flat 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 21 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Fourmile Flat quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Sand Springs (historical) between 2006 and 2017, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SAND SPRINGS |
| 4 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WAKE UP |
| 14 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SAND MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Sand Springs (historical): 19 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Prospect | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Huck Salt Plant | Halite | Producer | 1980 | |
| Huck Salt Plant | Salt | Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 3853 | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 3860 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sand Springs Dune | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Sand Springs Dune Titanium Occurrence | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Sand Springs Marsh | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Tungsten Claims | Tungsten, Manganese, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Stardust Claims | Tungsten, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill Station (historical) | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Frenchman | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Eagleville (historical) | 10.5 miles | 20 | |
| Salt Wells | 11.3 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada Hills (historical) | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hill (historical) | 15.9 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada City (historical) | 17.7 miles | 22 | |
| Stillwater | 18.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847844. 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.