Como, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Dayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89403. The Survey maps it on the Como quadrangle. It stands 6,096 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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 Como quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Como between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,363 acres in total. 22 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 175 acres | Carson City District Office | COMO |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | 531 |
| 13 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RAWE |
| 12 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PINE NUT |
| 30 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | GOLF 1 |
| 30 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | GOLF 2 |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | LYON |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ELDORADO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Como: 13 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Como Gold-Silver Property | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1860, 1930 | |
| Mohawk Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pony Meadows Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Como-Eureka | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Copper Canyon Claims | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hulley-Logan | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hercules Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1995 | |
| Pony Meadows Claims | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Rapidan | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| The Stone Cabin Claims | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra (historical) | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Stone Cabin (historical) | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Dayton | 7.6 miles | 25 | |
| Eureka (historical) | 8.8 miles | 29 | |
| Sutro | 9.4 miles | 31 | |
| Johntown (historical) | 9.5 miles | 31 | |
| Carson Rapids City | 10.0 miles | 31 | |
| Silver City | 10.7 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Como | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14705079 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855999. 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.







