Storey County, Nevada

77 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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From the record

13 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Nevada within the United States

Storey County within Nevada

Explore by year From 1861 To 1875

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Virginia City, between 1890 and 1930.
4 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
452 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings, 1 structure and 1 district.
1 of the 13 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 15 populated places in this county; 15 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

55 photographs, 1940 to 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Part of mining engine No. 1, one of the surviving relics of the historic Comstock Mine in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

A small, colorfully painted and decorated house in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Main street. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

An abandoned house in Gold Hill, one of a string of old mining towns (including the more famous Virginia City) in the Virginia Mountains near the Nevada capital of Carson City
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Sign for the Bucket of Blood Saloon in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

A relic of the fabulous Comstock Lode days of the mid-1800s in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Side street. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

A very old freight wagon in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Houses and abandoned mines. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Abandoned school. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Church of Saint Mary's in the Mountains. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Souvenirs from the old Comstock Highway in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Old mine office. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

The historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad depot, completed in 1869 in Gold Hill, one of a string of old mining towns (including the more famous Virginia City) in the Virginia Mountains near the Nevada capital of Carson City
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Corner of old mine office, abandoned mines in distance. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Interior. Church of Saint Mary's in the Mountains. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

The grand 1859 Mackay Mansion, one of the surviving relics in Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Sign for the Ponderosa Saloon on the boardwalk in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

School and church. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Souvenir shop in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

The Silver Dollar Hotel, built in 1876 in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Stores on main street. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Scene in the Virginia Mountains surrounding remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Part of an old mining tipple in Gold Hill, one of a string of old mining towns (including the more famous Virginia City) in the Virginia Mountains near the Nevada capital of Carson City
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

The nearly desolate, brown valley below remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Pipers Opera House. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Abandoned mines and homes. Virginia City, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

The old Delta Saloon and Cafe, one of the surviving relics of the historic Comstock Mine in remote Virginia City, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

St. Mary's in the Mountains, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Frame House, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Harness Shop, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

C Street Area Survey (Commercial Buildings), Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Jail, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Virginia City News Building, C Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Norcross Mining Office, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Miners' Union Hall, West side B Street, between Union & Sutton Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Virginia Hotel, C Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Sutro Mansion, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Knights of Pythias Hall, West side B Street, between Union & Sutton Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

"Evening Chronicle" Building, C Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Episcopal Church, D Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Blaubelt Mansion, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Virginia City, General View Area Survey, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Virginia City Union Sunday School, C Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Shaft House, Consolidated California & Virginia Mine, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Frame Store, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

First Street (Commercial Buildings), Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Old Bar, C Street, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Crystal Saloon, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Chollar Mansion	building	1993	93000689
Derby Diversion Dam	structure	1978	78001727
Fourth Ward School	building	1966	66000458
King-McBride Mansion	building	1998	98001086
Marlette Lake Water System	district	1992	92001162
McCarthy House	building	1995	95001231
Parish House	building	1993	93000688
Piper's Opera House	building	1997	97000217
Henry Piper House	building	2011	11000254
Piper-Beebe House	building	1993	93000684
C. J. Prescott House	building	1993	93000687
St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church	building	1966	66000458
St. Paul's Episcopal Church	building	1966	66000458

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1875 - Birds eye view of Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada — Bird's-eye view (1875) - Birds eye view of Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada. Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1861 - Virginia City, Nevada Territory, 1861 — Bird's-eye view (1861) - Virginia City, Nevada Territory, 1861. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

13 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 13 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon counties, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon counties, Nevada. Parkinson, T. D, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Monument commemorating discovery of silver at Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Monument commemorating discovery of silver at Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Exterior view of Mackay Mansion, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Exterior view of Mackay Mansion, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

View down C Street, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — View down C Street, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Entrance to Mark Twain's Museum of Memories, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Entrance to Mark Twain's Museum of Memories, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Front of Howell, Black & Bro. Building with Centennial banner hanging down, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Front of Howell, Black & Bro. Building with Centennial banner hanging down, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Roof of building near St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Roof of building near St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Front exterior view of St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Front exterior view of St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Front of Territorial Enterprise building with Centennial banner on balustrade, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Front of Territorial Enterprise building with Centennial banner on balustrade, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Sign commemorating Mark Twain's work at the Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Sign commemorating Mark Twain's work at the Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Informational sign titled "Virginia City Queen of the Comstock," Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Informational sign titled "Virginia City Queen of the Comstock," Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Side view of Territorial Enterprise Building, Virginia City, Nevada, Boston Public Library - undated — Side view of Territorial Enterprise Building, Virginia City, Nevada. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,414 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-08-01, scale 1:32000 — 1941-08-01, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-06-01, scale 1:37400 — 1948-06-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-01, scale 1:20000 — 1953-04-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-09-01, scale 1:37400 — 1954-09-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-11-20, scale 1:62000 — 1956-11-20, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-07-07, scale 1:32000 — 1966-07-07, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-07-10, scale 1:34000 — 1967-07-10, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000 — 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-07-01, scale 1:122000 — 1968-07-01, scale 1:122000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-07-26, scale 1:121896 — 1970-07-26, scale 1:121896. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-07-26, scale 1:62162 — 1970-07-26, scale 1:62162. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-27, scale 1:117000 — 1972-06-27, scale 1:117000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-01, scale 1:80000 — 1973-08-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-14, scale 1:56134 — 1973-09-14, scale 1:56134. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-14, scale 1:56675 — 1973-09-14, scale 1:56675. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-29, scale 1:60552 — 1974-01-29, scale 1:60552. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-29, scale 1:61739 — 1974-01-29, scale 1:61739. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-29, scale 1:61323 — 1974-01-29, scale 1:61323. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-09-01, scale 1:30000 — 1975-09-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

2 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

VIRGINIA CITY 1887 to 2026, hottest 37.8 C, coldest -23.9 C
GOLD HILL 1893 to 1895, hottest 37.2 C, coldest -15.6 C

TRUCKEE RV AT CLARK, NV 1909 to 1915
TRUCKEE RV BLW DERBY DAM NR WADSWORTH, NV 1918 to 2026
TRUCKEE CANAL NR WADSWORTH, NV 1966 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

3 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

15-1Gold Hill township
15-2Virginia City township : Virginia City, unincorporated Bounded by North section line of Section 29, Township 17N., Range 21E.; East boundary of Section 29, Township 17N., Range 21E.; Township line; 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to Nevada State Hwy. 17
15-3Virginia City township - That part outside the unincorporated place of Virginia City. (See separate map for boundaries of Virginia City)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

101 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 101 of them, burning about 31,162 acres. 25 started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	32
Natural	25
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Debris and open burning	10
Recreation and ceremony	5
Firearms and explosives use	4
Arson/incendiarism	3
Smoking	3
Fireworks	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Other causes	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 July 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15,584 acres	Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region	LOCKWOOD
29 June 2000	Natural	7,597 acres	Carson City District Office	RAMSEY
16 July 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	2,701 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	HAWKENS
22 July 2006	Natural	1,733 acres	Carson City District Office	SIX MILE 2
20 July 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	1,275 acres	Storey County Fire Department	SHOOTING RANGE
8 September 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	435 acres	Carson City District Office	ARC
11 July 2020	Firearms and explosives use	306 acres	Carson City District Office	10 MILE 2
6 August 2017	Natural	192 acres	Carson City District Office	CANYON

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1993 to 2025

28 of 28 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 28 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $1,417,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flash Flood	11
Flood	5
Heavy Rain	4
Debris Flow	4
Hail	3
Thunderstorm Wind	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
December 2005	Flood	Countywide	$724,000	Six Mile Canyon Road was closed between Dayton and Virginia City.
January 2017	Flood	Virginia City	$350,000	Six Mile Canyon Road was closed due to washouts and heavy damage. The cost to repair the damage is an estimate by the Storey County Public Works Director via a KTVN news article from April.
January 2006	Flood	Countywide	$243,000	no account filed
January 2017	Flood	Sppc Tracy Pwr Stn	$50,000	A bridge over Long Valley Creek in Lockwood was washed out after about 18 hours of moderate to heavy rain. The cost to repair the bridge is roughly estimated.
July 2025	Debris Flow	Virginia City	$25,000	Flash flooding leading to rockslides was reported by Storey County social media along Six Mile Canyon Rd.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Virginia City	$10,000	A spotter in the Six Mile Canyon/Samuel Clemens area reported 1.15 of rainfall in less than 30 minutes. Water was flowing into homes with property damage.
February 1996	Flash Flood	Lockwood	$10,000	no account filed
August 2010	Flash Flood	Virginia City	$5,000	C/O the Reno Gazette Journal: The Nevada Highway Patrol indicated that the V and T train derailed near Gold Hill at 1730PST. An official indicated that a mudslide covered the track and caused the derailment. Twelve passengers were on the train but no one was injured. Highway 342 remained closed until around 1145PST on the 9th as the train was put back on its track.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Clark	-	SR-439 in both directions closed near Portofino Drive due to flooding. All lanes are blocked.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Gold Hill	-	Storey County Sheriffs office reported flooding across roadways around Gold Hill on SR-342 south of Virginia City.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Clark	-	Public reported mud and flooding on SR-439 south of Interstate 80.
August 2025	Heavy Rain	Sppc Tracy Pwr Stn	-	Thunderstorm rainfall totals near I-80 and USA Parkway. Flash flooding was observed in the area.
August 2025	Debris Flow	Sppc Tracy Pwr Stn	-	Public reported minor debris and flooding on SR-439 near Denmark Dr.
August 2025	Debris Flow	Gold Hill	-	Minor debris and flooding along SR-342 in Virginia City. Road was blocked in both directions at S. Union St.
March 2023	Flood	Virginia City	-	County official reported 2.0 mi WNW Six Mile Canyon that Six Mile Canyon Road was closed from R street in Virginia City, NV, to Sam Clemens St. in Dayton, NV, due to washouts and to allow crews time for road repairs.
June 2023	Debris Flow	Virginia City	-	County officials reported 6 Mile Canyon Road was closed until further notice due to mud, rock and water on the roadway. Storey County Public Works was assessing and clearing drainages and debris along the roadway.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Gold Hill	-	A trained weather spotter reported mud and water over the railroad tracks at Gold Hill. A nearby mesonet in Virginia City reported 0.28 inches of rainfall from 26 July 1400PST to 1451PST. No damage was reported.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Virginia City	-	CO-OP Observer in Virginia City reported 0.70 inches of rainfall during the afternoon of 26 July from thunderstorms in the area.
March 2018	Heavy Rain	Virginia City	-	Mesonet station AU064 in Virginia City reported 1.40 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0701PST to 23 March 0701PST.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Virginia City	-	Mesonet station AU064, Virginia City (elevation 6112 feet) reported 1.12 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0922PST to 25 May 0922PST.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Virginia City	-	Wind gust at the Five Mile Flat NDOT sensor. The gust was caused by an outflow from earlier thunderstorms to the south of the sensor.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Northwest Portion	-	Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding along Interstate 80 between Lockwood and Patrick. Minor mudslides left 4 to 5 inches of debris on roads in the area.
June 2005	Hail	Virginia City	-	A Nevada Highway Patrol officer reported slushy hail "as big as a man's fist" along Interstate 80 near Mustang.
August 2004	Flash Flood	North Central Portion	-	As a result of heavy rainfall, a total of 6 inches of water covered part of Interstate 80 three miles ENE of Patrick. The Tracy Clark exit was impassable.
August 2002	Flash Flood	Virginia City	-	Flash Flood Virginia City Highlands
June 2000	Flash Flood	West Portion	-	Storey County Sheriff reported boulders washed on to Geiger Grade (State Route 341) and lots of hail.
July 1998	Hail	Sppc Tracy Pwr Stn	-	Golf ball size hail reported by Storey County Sheriff near Lockwood NV. No damage reported.
October 1993	Hail	not stated	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported in Virginia City.

Mines and quarries

167 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 167 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 155 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Silver	68
Gold	67
Silver, Gold	29
Gold, Silver	18
Zinc, Iron	16
Mercury	10
Copper, Lead	9
Lead, Copper	8
Sand and Gravel, Construction	5
Pumice	5
Diatomite	5
Silver, Lead, Copper	4
Tungsten	2
Lead	2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Andes Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer	1859, 1875
Blackhawk Mine	Tungsten, Copper, Iron	Past Producer	Unknown
C & C Shaft	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Zinc	Past Producer	1872, 1873
Chollar Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese	Past Producer	1860, 1866
Flowery Mine	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron	Producer	1868, 1995
Gooseberry Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Producer	1906, 1967, 1990
Hill and Burgner Prospect	Uranium	Prospect
Iron Blossom Prospect	Iron	Occurrence
Keystone Shaft	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
North Bonanza Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead	Past Producer	1861, 1879
Ophir Claim	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron	Past Producer	1859
Savage Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1863
Sierra Nevada Shaft	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Sutro Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Union Shaft	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Andes Mine	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Belcher Claim	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1868
Blackhawk Mine	Tungsten	Prospect
Blackhawk Mine Area	Copper	Occurrence
Comstock Lode	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese	Past Producer	1859
Comstock Lode District	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1853, 1859
Yellow Jacket Shaft	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Chollar-Potosi Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Gold Hill Mines	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Plant
Overland Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Silver Hill-Hartford Group	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
All-Lite Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Chalk Hills Area	Diatomite	Past Producer
Cinder Mtn	Pumice	Past Producer
Cinder Prospect	Pumice	Occurrence
Clark Mill	Diatomite	Plant
Clark Mine	Diatomite	Producer	1918
Flowery Range Diatomite	Diatomite	Occurrence
Lockwood Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lower Naturalite Pit & Plant	Pumice	Producer
Mustang East Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mustang Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Naturalite Property	Pumice	Past Producer
Porawski Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	1981
Truckee Canyon Deposit	Pumice	Past Producer
White Bird Prospect	Diatomite	Prospect
Alta Shaft	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1879
California Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1876
Justice Shaft	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1873
Mexican Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1867
Union Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1879
Woodville Shaft	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	Vein
Yellow Jacket Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1864
Bullion Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859
Consolidated Virginia Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1872, 1873
Crown Point Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1864
Hale & Norcross Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1866
Kentuck Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1859, 1865
Monte Cristo Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1879, 1880
Potosi Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1860, 1866
Sierra Nevada Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer	1868
Butters	Mercury, Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Castle Peak Mine	Mercury	Past Producer	1927, 1929
Castle Peak Mine	Mercury	Past Producer	Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury
Castle Peak Quicksilver Mine	Mercury	Past Producer	1927, 1929
Mercury Prospect	Mercury	Occurrence
Mercury Prospect	Mercury	Unknown
Taylor-Braach Prospect	Mercury	Past Producer	1931
Taylor-Branch Prospect	Mercury	Past Producer	1931, 1940
Washington Hill Mine	Mercury	Occurrence	1941
Washington Hill Mine	Mercury	Past Producer	1941
Baltimore Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1873
Caledonia Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1871
Challenge and Confidence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1867
Donouan Property	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Vein
Drysdale Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1936
Globe Consolidated Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1861
Knickerbocker Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1860
Meri's Con Virginia #1 Mine	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Overman 2 Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Vein
Overman Claim	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1866
Scarpion Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1859, 1872
South Comstock Mine Comstock Proj	Gold, Silver	Plant	1850, 1859
Alpha Claim	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859
Best & Belcher Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859, 1902
Billy the Kid Pit	Silver, Gold	Prospect	Vein
Exchequer Claim	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859
Imperial Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859, 1864
Keyes Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1880, 1933
Lady Washington Mine.	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Lucerne Pit	Silver, Gold	Prospect	1936
Occidental Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1866
Overland Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859, 1860
Succor Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1860
Utah Shaft	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1859, 1868
Alpha Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Alta Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
American Flat Ii Mine & Mill	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Arizona Utah Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Badger	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Baltimore Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Belcher Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Best & Belcher	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Big Comstock Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Browne Adit	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Bullion Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
C & C Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Caledonia Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
California	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Capital Mine	Gold	Prospect
Combination Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Con. Virginia Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Concordia Mine	Gold	Prospect
Cook and Gray Mine	Gold	Prospect
Crown Point Mill	Gold	Producer
Crown Point Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Dean Mine	Gold	Prospect
Forman Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gould and Curry Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Hale & Norcross	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Hardy Mine	Gold	Prospect
Hartford Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Holman Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Imperial Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Justice Shaft	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Kentuck Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Keyes Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Keystone Pit	Gold, Silver	Producer
Keystone Shaft	Gold	Past Producer	1900, 1935
Lucerne Cut	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Lucerne Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Meri's Con Virginia No. 1	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Mexican Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Monte Cristo Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Mt Bullion Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
New Savage Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect
New York Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
New York Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
New York Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
North Bonanza Mine	Silver, Gold	Prospect
Occidental Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1866
Ophir Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Overman Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
S H & N Mill	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
San Juan Mine	Gold	Prospect
Savage Mine	Gold	Unknown
Six Mile Canyon Placers	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Succor Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Upper Ophir Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect
White Murphy	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Woodville Shaft	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Arrastra Mine	Silver	Prospect
Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Berry Glory Hole	Silver	Prospect
Caledonia New Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Clemons and Summit	Silver	Past Producer
Delaware Mine	Silver	Prospect
Drysdale Mine	Silver	Prospect
East Yellow Jacket Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Exchequer Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Globe Consolidated Mine	Silver	Prospect
Julia Mine	Silver	Prospect
Knickerbocker Mine	Silver	Prospect
Lady Washington Mine	Silver	Prospect
Mint Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Osbiston Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Pet Claim	Silver	Past Producer	Argentite
Rock Island Mine	Silver	Prospect
Scorpion Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Tyler Mine	Silver	Prospect
Utah Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Ward Shaft	Silver	Prospect

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Virginia City

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near Spanish Ravine · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
American City

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near American Flat · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
American Flat

Virginia City census division · 89440 · On American Flat · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Clark

Clark census division · 89434 · Derby Dam quadrangle

23 sheets, 1890 to 1985
Comstock

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near American Flat · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Divide

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near Bullion Ravine · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994
Flowery City

Virginia City census division · 89521 · Near Sugarloaf · Flowery Peak quadrangle

31 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Formanville

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near Twin Peaks · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Gilpin

89434 · Fernley West quadrangle

23 sheets, 1890 to 1985
Gold Hill

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near Crown Point Ravine · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994
Lockwood

Clark census division · 89434 · Near Lagomarsino Canyon · Vista quadrangle

28 sheets, 1891 to 1980
Lower Gold Hill

Virginia City census division · 89440 · Near Hartford Hill · Virginia City quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Mark Twain Estates

Virginia City census division · 89403 · On Virginia Creek · Flowery Peak quadrangle

31 sheets, 1891 to 1994
Mustang Ranch

Clark census division · 89434 · On Long Valley Creek · Vista quadrangle

28 sheets, 1891 to 1980
Virginia City Highlands

Virginia City census division · 89521 · Near Fivemile Flat · Steamboat quadrangle

32 sheets, 1891 to 1994

The vanished settlements of Storey County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Virginia City, Nevada

32 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1890 to 1930

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

55 structures

The vanished settlements of Storey County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.