BlockWatertown, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. It stands on North Fork Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bunker Hill 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 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Austin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Bunker Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Watertown (historical) between 2000 and 2018, burning about 1,486 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TAR |
| 15 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | ARENA |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SHEEP II |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LYNCH |
| 1 August 2018 | Natural | 46 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | POTTER |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SLAUGHTER |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 929 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TAR CREEK |
| 24 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | LYNCH CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Watertown (historical): 17 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Antimony, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gold Venture | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1979, 1986 | |
| Austin Gold Ventures Gold Mine | Gold, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1980, 1986, 1989 | |
| Bray Mine | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bull Dog Jack Claim | Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| C and C Claim | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Graduation, Venus & Jupiter Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Klondike Mine & Mill | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lynch Creek Mine | Tungsten, Beryllium | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Toi Claims | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unknown 8,17,43 | Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon City (historical) | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lander City (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Geneva (historical) | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Adits Mill (historical) | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Canon City | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Kingston | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Austin | 11.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848182. 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.