BlockGoldville, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies near Popovich Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rodeo Creek NE quadrangle. It stands 6,109 feet above sea level. 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 9 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 Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rodeo Creek NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Goldville (historical) between 1993 and 2015, burning about 115,075 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 110,827 acres | Elko District Office | INDIAN CREEK |
| 29 August 2002 | Natural | 15 acres | Elko District Office | INDIAN CRK |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | GOLD Q3 |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 1,899 acres | Elko District Office | GOLD Q #2 |
| 7 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | LITTLE JACK |
| 29 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,230 acres | Elko District Office | BOULDER |
| 26 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Elko District Office | NEW MONT 1 |
| 1 July 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Elko District Office | SHEEP CREE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Goldville (historical): 16 past producers, 14 producers, 9 plants, 6 occurrences. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Six Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Star Mine | Gold, Silver, Gemstone, Copper, Arsenic, Zinc, Antimony, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1929 | |
| Blue Star Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Semiprecious Gemstone, Mercury, Lead | Plant | 1957, 1975 | |
| Bullion Monarch Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Carlin Gold Mine | Gold, Mercury, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Thallium, Copper | Past Producer | 1962, 1965, 1987 | |
| Carlin-Hardie-Pete Mine Area | Gold, Mercury, Silver, Thallium, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1962, 1965, 1987 | |
| Greater Goldstrike, North Mines | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Producer | 1962, 1977, 2004 | |
| Leeville Mine Deposits | Gold, Mercury, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Thallium, Lead | Producer | 1994, 2005 | |
| Morning Glory | Antimony, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Morning Glory Prospect | Antimony, Bismuth, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Stibnite |
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.
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 Goldville (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q10904022 | 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 847062. 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.