BlockStimler, Nevada
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. It lies near Mineral Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Silver Peak 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
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1898 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lida quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Silverpeak quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Goldfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Silver Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Stimler (historical) in 2000, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MINERAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Stimler (historical): 34 past producers, 18 occurrences, 7 producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beauty Group | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | 1948 | |
| Black Warrior Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Black Warrior Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Blair | Stone, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dewar Perlite | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Esmeralda Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Foote Minerals Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Hill | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mary | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1863, 1920 | |
| Sanger | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Silver Peak | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Coyote Hole | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Nivloc | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Alum (historical) | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Weepah | 11.9 miles | 23 | |
| Barrel Spring (historical) | 12.3 miles | 23 | |
| Fish Lake (historical) | 13.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858318. 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.