BlockSheepshead, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the High Desert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89412. The Survey maps it on the Sheepshead Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Sheepshead Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kumiva Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Sheepshead in 2000, burning about 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2000 | Natural | 90 acres | Northern California District | BURRO |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sheepshead: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Creek Desert | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Capricorn Prospect | Fullers Earth | Prospect | ||
| Mott Mine | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Smoke Creek Desert Clay Deposit | Fullers Earth | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Name Mine Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Name Mine Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Willow Springs Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Creek | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Buffalo Meadows (historical) | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Reynard | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sano | 12.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sand Pass | 15.4 miles | 18 | |
| Flanigan | 21.6 miles | 20 | |
| Phil | 22.2 miles | 20 | |
| Zenobia | 23.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846159. 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.