BlockStone House, Nevada
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies near Corcoran Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Corcoran Canyon 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
5 surveys from 8 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 Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Corcoran Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Stone House (historical) in 2019, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | MEADOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stone House (historical): 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Uranium, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoran Canyon Project | Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Mercury, Molybdenum, Antimony | Producer | vein | |
| R and P Nos. 1-3 | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Round Meadow Canyon Area. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Reef Prospect | Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Cc Claim Group | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Camp | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| San Pedros | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Belmont | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| East Belmont (historical) | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Barcelona Summit | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Creek (historical) | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Barcelona (historical) | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pioneer (historical) | 8.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855045. 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.