BlockVernon, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Imlay census division. The Survey maps it on the Seven Troughs 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
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 Vernon (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 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Vernon (historical): 34 past producers, 11 occurrences, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Perlite Occurence #1 | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| 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 | ||
| Trinity Joint Venture | Silver, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Producer | Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Wildhorse Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Chadbourne Claims | Antimony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Camp (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mazuma (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Troughs (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Farrell (historical) | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 17.5 miles | 16 | |
| Placerites | 18.0 miles | 14 | |
| Poker Brown | 21.0 miles | 14 | |
| Arabia | 21.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856164. 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.