Nashville, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Valleys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89508. It lies near Freds Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Bedell Flat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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 Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Dogskin Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Bedell Flat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Nashville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,737 acres in total. 50 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 | 50 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TOWER |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | LOWER MOONROCKS |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Carson City District Office | RUBY HILL |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RUBY HILLS |
| 24 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIRD |
| 2 September 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 334 acres | Carson City District Office | AUGUST |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | LEMMON |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MINERAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Nashville: 10 occurrences, 6 prospects, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Titanium, Metal, Gold, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hildy Titanium Lode | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Jack Pot Prospect | Tungsten | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Tri Metals Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Hill-Johnson Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Ilsemannite | |
| Hill-Johnson Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock Eureka | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Comstock Eureka Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Conway-Nash | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Freds Mountain Prospects | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Miller Prospect | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Rutile |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno-Stead | 9.4 miles | 28 | |
| Lemmon Valley | 10.6 miles | 28 | |
| Cold Springs | 10.8 miles | 28 | |
| Border Town | 11.6 miles | 28 | |
| Spanish Springs | 11.6 miles | 24 | |
| Golden Valley | 12.0 miles | 29 | |
| Pyramid (historical) | 12.4 miles | 22 | |
| Heinz (historical) | 12.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863870. 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.







