Charleston, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jarbidge census division. It stands on Waddy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Annie Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1935 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Mt. Velma quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Mt. Velma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wells quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Jarbidge Mts quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Annie Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Charleston between 1994 and 2018, burning about 4,735 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Elko District Office | PRUNTY |
| 31 August 2012 | Natural | 36 acres | Elko District Office | BEITIA |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | HILLSIDE |
| 17 August 2013 | Natural | 19 acres | Elko District Office | MARYS RIVER |
| 17 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | RINGER |
| 28 July 1994 | Natural | 3,200 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PRUNTY |
| 25 July 2018 | Natural | 1,094 acres | Elko District Office | WILLOW |
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Elko District Office | HAYSTACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Charleston: 16 past producers, 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Antimony, Barium-Barite, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Warrior | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Black Warrior Mine | Antimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Cleavland | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Davenport | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Graham | Copper, Gold, Antimony, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Memphis | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Prunty Antimony Mine | Silver, Antimony, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Prunty Mines | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Rescue Mine | Antimony, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Virginia | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charleston in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Charleston | $2,000 | Charleston Reservoir Dam breached and about 25 feet of road washed away. No injuries were reported and personnel who use the water from the reservoir made repairs to the dam. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Charleston | $1,000 | Heavy rain caused water to flow over a road about 8 miles south of Charleston making it impassable. Damages are estimated. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charleston | - | Station (STMN2) Stag Mountain Raws, Elevation 6790 feet. |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Charleston | - | A USGS Hydrologist reported debris flows over the WildCat Burn scar and provided pictures. The Burn scar previously took a direct hit from a slow-moving thunderstorm with radar estimated 1-2/hr rainfall rates. It was previously determined by the hydrologist that 0.25 in 15 minutes or 1/hour rain rates would be enough to produce debris flows. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charleston | - | A wind gust to 51 knots was recorded at the Stag Mountain RAWS site. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Charleston | - | Runoff from a thunderstorm carried basketball size rocks down a steep slope and across the Charleston-jarbidge road about 3 miles north of Charleston. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charleston | - | The Rock Springs RAWS site 27 miles south of Jackpot reported thunderstorm wind gust to 67 mph while the Stag Mountain RAWS site 12 miles southeast of Charleston reported thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charleston | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charleston | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayard (historical) | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bruno City (historical) | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Williams Cabin | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Island Mountain (historical) | 12.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pavlak (historical) | 13.0 miles | 16 | |
| Jarbidge | 14.6 miles | 16 | |
| Point of Rocks | 16.8 miles | 16 | |
| Jack Creek Camp | 16.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859199. 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.
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.







