BlockSimonsen, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cherry Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. It lies near Little Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cold Creek Ranch 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
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.
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Cold Creek Ranch quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Newark Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Cold Creek Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Simonsen (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 163 acres in total. 23 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 | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | CONNORSCK |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | FORK |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Ely District Office | UNION |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Ely District Office | TELEGRAPH |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | 13 acres | Ely District Office | COLD CREEK |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | COLDCREEK4 |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | LONESTAR 2 |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | COLDCREEK2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Simonsen (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunman Property | Zinc, Silver | Prospect | 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry (historical) | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Joy (historical) | 13.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hobson (historical) | 19.6 miles | 15 | |
| Newark (historical) | 20.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pinto (historical) | 31.1 miles | 15 | |
| Illipah (historical) | 40.1 miles | 15 | |
| Seligman (historical) | 41.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hunter (historical) | 42.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858303. 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.