BlockThomas Place, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89822. The Survey maps it on the Palisade quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1952 USGS Carlin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Palisade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Place between 1994 and 2019, burning about 34,323 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | BLOSSOM |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Elko District Office | POP UP |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | 50 acres | Elko District Office | NDF #38 |
| 10 September 1996 | Natural | 29,135 acres | Elko District Office | FRENCHIE |
| 6 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Region | NEWMONT WETLANDS |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 31 acres | Elko District Office | WALNUT |
| 2 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | MYSTIC |
| 17 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | TOMERA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Place: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Onondaga | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Onondaga Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Claim | Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Zenoli Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Safford Canyon | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Safford Canyon | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Bonanza Mine | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856151. 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.