BlockSeven Troughs, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Imlay census division. It stands on Seven Troughs Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Seven Troughs quadrangle. It stands 5,718 feet above sea level. 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
6 surveys from 13 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 Seven Troughs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Seven Troughs (historical) between 1999 and 2015, burning about 1,278 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Winnemucca District Office | IMLAY |
| 21 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | SEVEN |
| 11 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | LONG CANYO |
| 5 July 2015 | Natural | 14 acres | Winnemucca District Office | STONEHOUSE |
| 23 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,253 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PORTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Seven Troughs (historical): 35 past producers, 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper/Love Mountain Prospect | Uranium, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Kindergarten and Wihuja Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1905, 1907 | |
| Mazuma Hills Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mazuma Hills Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1905, 1907 | |
| Portland | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Magmatic, Breccia-Filling | |
| Seven Troughs | Gold, Silver, Lead, Anthracite | Past Producer | ||
| Trinity Joint Venture | Silver, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Producer | Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Wildhorse Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Chadbourne Claims | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Camp (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Mazuma (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Farrell (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Placerites | 16.3 miles | 14 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 20.0 miles | 16 | |
| Poker Brown | 21.7 miles | 14 | |
| Scossa | 22.4 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Seven Troughs (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q51703926 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856135. 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.