BlockSwedes Place, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the High Desert census division. The Survey maps it on the Butte Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1889 USGS Long Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Butte Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS High Rock Canyon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Swedes Place: 12 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 plants, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Diatomite, Perlite, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Ranch Creek Uranium Prospects | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Hog Ranch Mine | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Uranium | Producer | 1986, 1995 | |
| Orion Group | Gold, Uranium, Perlite, Semiprecious Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Name | Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Name | Gold, Uranium, Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Western Hog Ranch Mine | Silver, Gold, Uranium, Mercury | Producer | 1986 | |
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Demo Ranch Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Denio Ranch | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reederville | 25.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hot Springs (historical) | 26.1 miles | 18 | |
| Vya | 32.3 miles | 11 | |
| Deep Hole | 34.4 miles | 20 | |
| Phil | 39.6 miles | 20 | |
| Gerlach | 39.7 miles | 20 | |
| Andys Place | 40.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wimer Place | 41.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122573025 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856146. 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.
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.