BlockGreen Springs, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Lund census division. The Survey maps it on the Green Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Green Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mt. Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Green Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Green Springs between 1999 and 2007, burning about 3,854 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | FREELAND2 |
| 10 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | FREELAND1 |
| 10 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | FREELAND3 |
| 27 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | 6 MILE SPRING |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | FREELAND |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | 3,847 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CATHEDRAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Green Springs: 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Iron, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Canyon Area | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Green Springs Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1986, 1988, 1991 | |
| Green Springs | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Green Springs Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1986, 1988 | |
| Green Springs Plant | Gold, Silver | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shermantown | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Eberhardt | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Menken (historical) | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Swansea (historical) | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pogonip | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| White Pine City (historical) | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Picotillo (historical) | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Treasure City (historical) | 9.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859904. 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.