BlockTroy, Nevada
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Duckwater census division. It stands on South Fork Troy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Troy 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 6 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 Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Troy Canyon quadrangle1:62500
- 1988 USGS Quinn Canyon Range quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Troy Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Troy (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 3,664 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1992 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Firearms and explosives use | 808 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TROY CANYON |
| 16 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SIDEHILL |
| 4 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | IRWIN CAMP |
| 29 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TROY PEAK N.O. |
| 23 July 2004 | Natural | 2,800 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TROY CANYON |
| 22 July 1992 | Natural | 40 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 21 July 2002 | Natural | 14 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CLIFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Troy (historical): 17 prospects, 12 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Strike Prospect | Silver, Uranium, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Haller Property | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Leadhill Claim | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mayolli Claim | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Rainbow Group | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Shoe - Shoe Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Uranium | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Shoe-Shoe Mine | Gold, Zinc, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Troy Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Troy and Gray Eagle Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1867, 1949 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crows Nest | 4.7 miles | 6 | |
| Grant City (historical) | 5.7 miles | 6 | |
| Nyala | 10.4 miles | 5 | |
| Adaven | 14.6 miles | 5 | |
| Lockes | 18.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hot Creek | 22.6 miles | 5 | |
| Allred (historical) | 23.2 miles | 8 | |
| Currant | 28.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 862871. 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.