BlockUnion, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies near West Union Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Grantsville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Union
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Berlin Historic Districtlisted 1971 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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
- 1948 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Ione quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Grantsville quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Union (historical): 30 past producers, 19 occurrences, 16 prospects, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander and Brooklyn | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Berlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Iron | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Berlin Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Copper King | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Good Luck Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Grantsville Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1860, 1863, 1970 | |
| Grantsville Summit Prospect | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Jjj Prospect | Zinc, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Grantsville | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Knickerbocker (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Shamrock (historical) | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ione | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Glen Hamilton (historical) | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Idlewild (historical) | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ellsworth (historical) | 10.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846337. 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.