BlockTonogold, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89049. It lies near Red Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Rays 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
8 surveys from 15 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 Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Rays quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tonogold (historical) in 2007, burning under an 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TONOPAH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Tonogold (historical): 37 past producers, 10 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Placers | Tin, Gold, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Desert Queen Shaft | Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Dry Cottonwood | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gemstone, Sapphire, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Mizpah | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| North Star Tun. and Dev. Co. | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Polybasite | |
| Peterson Copper Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Tonopah Belmont | Silver, Manganese, Tungsten | Past Producer | Wolframite | |
| Tonopah Belmont Development Co. | Silver, Gold, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | Argentite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Tonopah District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tungsten, Arsenic | Producer | 1900, 1947 | |
| Tonopah District | Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | SILVER-VEINS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Wells (historical) | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Valley View | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Tonopah | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Maggie Blues (historical) | 10.5 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Potomic (historical) | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hannapah (historical) | 15.8 miles | 9 | |
| Volcano (historical) | 16.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858631. 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.