BlockWilson Creek, Nevada
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89043. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta 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
4 surveys from 5 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
- 1973 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Wilson Creek Range quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Wilson Creek (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 137 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | FLAGER |
| 28 August 2001 | Natural | 4.9 acres | Ely District Office | COLE |
| 15 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Ely District Office | TUB PEAK |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | ATLANTA |
| 5 July 1996 | Natural | 15 acres | Ely District Office | BRADSHAW 2 |
| 31 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BAILY |
| 29 July 2019 | Natural | 104 acres | Ely District Office | BAILEY CREEK |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ely District Office | FA TWELVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Wilson Creek (historical): 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Mine | Gold, Silver, Uranium, Iron, Manganese | Producer | 1869, 1870, 1985 | |
| Bradshaw Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | Argentite | |
| Democracy Claim | Manganese | Prospect | 1939 | |
| Democracy Manganese Mine | Manganese, Tungsten, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Easter | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Easter Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Hulse Mine | Uranium, Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| Silver Park Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Uranium | Past Producer | 1869, 1871 | |
| Silver Park Mine | Gold, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Atlanta Mine | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2.9 miles | 5 | |
| Karo (historical) | 11.4 miles | 5 | |
| Cedarhurst (historical) | 11.5 miles | 5 | |
| Mud Springs | 14.8 miles | 5 | |
| Pony Springs | 15.7 miles | 5 | |
| Patterson (historical) | 22.1 miles | 5 | |
| Geyser (historical) | 23.1 miles | 5 | |
| Montezuma (historical) | 23.6 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857877. 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.