BlockTunnel Camp, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Imlay census division. It lies near Seven Troughs Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Seven Troughs quadrangle. It stands 4,747 feet above sea level. 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
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1931 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000
- 1935 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Seven Troughs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tunnel Camp (historical) in 2006, burning about 1,253 acres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,253 acres | Winnemucca District Office | PORTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Tunnel Camp (historical): 33 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devaney Property | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Juniper/Love Mountain Prospect | Uranium, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Kindergarten and Wihuja Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1905, 1907 | |
| Mazuma Hills Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mazuma Hills Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1905, 1907 | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2823 | Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Portland | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Portland Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Magmatic, Breccia-Filling | |
| Seven Troughs | Gold, Silver, Lead, Anthracite | Past Producer | ||
| Snow Squall Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Fluorite, Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazuma (historical) | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Troughs (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Farrell (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Placerites | 16.5 miles | 14 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 17.3 miles | 16 | |
| Poker Brown | 19.7 miles | 14 | |
| Arabia | 20.8 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Tunnel Camp (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54959693 | 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 850170. 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.