BlockScossa, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Imlay census division. The Survey maps it on the Scossa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Scossa quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eugene Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Scossa in 2003, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MAJUBA |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Scossa: 22 past producers, 22 prospects, 8 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Antelope Mine | Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Antelope Spring | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mask Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lantern Claims | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lantern Project | Silver, Gold, Selenium | Prospect | vein | |
| Mohawk Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Hills | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Nevada Superior | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1885, 1905 | |
| Nevada Superior Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1905, 1906 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scossa in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scossa | - | Peak outflow wind gust. Majuba RAWS. Station Elevation: 5292 ft. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scossa | - | Majuba RAWS peak wind gust during preceding hour, from high based t-storms over a very dry low level airmass. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Scossa | - | Mesonet station MJBN2, 20 miles west-northwest of Imlay (elevation 5293 feet) reported 0.77 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0847PST to 7 April 0847PST. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scossa | - | Measured at the Majuba mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldbud (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rosebud (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Placerites | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Farrell (historical) | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Poker Brown | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Humboldt House | 20.5 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt | 20.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mazuma (historical) | 21.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856132. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.