BlockSchweer Housing Area, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89415. The Survey maps it on the Hawthorne West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Hawthorne West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Schweer Housing Area in 2018, burning about 2 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FREEDOM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Schweer Housing Area: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Andalusite | Kyanite, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Aurora Mine | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1860, 1986 | |
| Corey Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Section 11 Prospects | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Twilight Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Corey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Navy Beach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rodeo Grounds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Se Section 35 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| So. Section 35 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babbitt | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hawthorne | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Coryville (historical) | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Thorne | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Lucky Boy (historical) | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Dutch Creek (historical) | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Walker Lake | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Montelle (historical) | 9.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848143. 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.