BlockWoodruffs, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Walker River census division. The Survey maps it on the Mount Annie 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
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Mount Annie quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Woodruffs (historical) in 1998, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | RAW |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Woodruffs (historical): 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Claims | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lithia Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Eagle Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Contact Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Day Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nyemin Claims Nos.1 & 2 | Uranium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleville (historical) | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Rawhide | 12.4 miles | 20 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 12.5 miles | 18 | |
| Broken Hills (historical) | 13.4 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 14.6 miles | 18 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 22.0 miles | 21 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 24.3 miles | 18 | |
| Omco | 26.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847746. 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.