BlockEskdale, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Garrison-Sevier Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84728. The Survey maps it on the Eskdale quadrangle. It stands 4,984 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1908 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Conger Range quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tule Valley quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Eskdale quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Eskdale: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbie and Moriah | Silver, Antimony | Occurrence | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 14107 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #14107 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 14109 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison | 12.7 miles | 11 | |
| Gandy | 23.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ibex | 31.2 miles | 11 | |
| Iron Basin | 54.2 miles | 13 | |
| Black Rock | 58.8 miles | 13 | |
| Malone | 60.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bloom | 61.8 miles | 13 | |
| Borden | 62.0 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Eskdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5397973 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1427841. 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.