BlockGreenville, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Yerington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89447. The Survey maps it on the Mason Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mason Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Greenville between 2007 and 2015, burning about 628 acres 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.6 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | WILDLIFE |
| 24 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 616 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | MILLER |
| 12 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WINDMILL |
| 14 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WNA 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Greenville: 9 past producers, 9 prospects, 5 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| G.B. Martin Claims | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Lago Deposit | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Prospect | 1961 | |
| Mcarthur Copper Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Montana - Yerington Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Taubert Number 2 Prospect | Gemstone | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Yerington Mine | Copper, Iron, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1865, 1953 | |
| Adams-Rice Property | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Guild Placer Mines | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerington | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Weed Heights | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mason | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Lux | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Wabuska | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Ludwig (historical) | 7.6 miles | 23 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Nordyke | 10.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856785. 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.