BlockStirling, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pahrump census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89060. The Survey maps it on the Mount Stirling 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mt. Stirling quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mt. Stirling quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Stirling (historical) between 1995 and 2018, burning about 147 acres in total. 24 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 | 24 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | 553 |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | NAT OUT 7 |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BIG TIMBER |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 23 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | GRAPEVINE2 |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BIG TIMBER |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | STIRLING MINE |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | STERLING 3 |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | STERLING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Stirling (historical): 11 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best View Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Bunker - Stone No. 1 Claim | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bunker-Stone No 1 Claim | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Bunker-Stone No. 1 Claim | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Home Stake Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mountain Boy Prospect | Iron, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Stirling Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Noonday Prospect | Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Smp Prospect | Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Stirling Mine | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowlerville (historical) | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Labbe Camp | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Johnnie | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Camp Desert Rock | 10.3 miles | 26 | |
| Crystal | 11.1 miles | 21 | |
| Amargosa (historical) | 12.1 miles | 24 | |
| Mercury | 12.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pahrump | 19.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846707. 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.