Centerville, Nevada
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Genoa-Jacks Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89460. It stands on Rocky Slough. The Survey maps it on the Minden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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.
- 1889 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Markleeville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Freel Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Minden quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1974 USGS Minden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 132 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PIT |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SISTER |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | MOTT |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TILLMAN |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | East Fork Fire and Paramedic District | 88 |
| 19 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WNA 7 |
| 13 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JOBS |
| 11 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Centerville: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Fairview | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hunch and Lucky Strike Claims | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Redelius Prospect | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Rutile | |
| Environmental Community BLM Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sawmill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alpine County Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bing Materials Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dresslerville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nev. Contractors Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rancho Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 9 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 5 heavy rain, 2 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Centerville | - | Trained weather spotter located 3.0 miles WSW of Gardnerville Ranch reported a total rainfall amount of 3.1 inches from 12:00 PM to 17:25 PM LST. Spotter also reported flooding issues along Foothill Road in the area. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Centerville | - | Trained spotter located 3.0 mi WSW of Garnerville Ranch, NV, reported some mud over foothill road, and also some minor flooding impacts. Rainfall total over a 1.5 hour period was reported as 1.98 inches. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Local media reported branches down on Waterloo Lane. Nearby mesonet stations reported wind gusts over 50 MPH. |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Centerville | - | A trained spotter reported heavy rain total of 1.13 during this period. |
| December 2019 | Heavy Rain | Centerville | - | Trained weather spotter 3 miles west-southwest of Gardnerville Ranchos reported 1.29 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 6 December 1835PST to 8 December 1835PST. |
| November 2018 | Heavy Rain | Centerville | - | Trained weather spotter 3 miles west-southwest of Gardnerville Ranchos measured 0.78 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 21 November 2000PST to 23 November 2000PST. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Centerville | - | Trained weather spotter DO-12 reported that approximately 4 inches of water was covering half of Nevada Highway 88 at Centerville Lane. This was very close to the location of Rocky Slough. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Centerville | - | Trained weather spotter 1 mile north-northwest of Gardnerville reported 1.18 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1044PST to 7 April 1044PST. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Centerville | - | The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported that various places along Foothill Blvd. experienced flash flooding, which made roads impassable. A spotter in the flash flood area noted 1.65 of rainfall in 45 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Gardnerville Ranchos | 2.5 miles | 29 | |
| Gardnerville | 2.6 miles | 29 | |
| Minden | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| Mottsville | 3.3 miles | 32 | |
| Valley View (historical) | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Dresslerville | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Twelvemile House | 3.8 miles | 29 |
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 Centerville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888681 | 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 859193. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










