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Comstock, Nevada

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Virginia City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89440. It lies near American Flat. The Survey maps it on the Virginia City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Comstock within Storey County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Comstock (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,689 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 5 were 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/undetermined24
Natural19
Equipment and vehicle use11
Other causes7
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks5
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking4
Firearms and explosives use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2011Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCarson City District OfficeWINTERS
5 September 2002Smokingunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMINE
5 September 1993Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
21 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresCarson City District OfficeCARX 6
20 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSR 341
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeLINEHAN
14 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.4 acresCentral Lyon County Fire Protection DistrictCYGNET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Storey County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 211 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 211 workings within 5 miles of Comstock (historical): 126 past producers, 47 prospects, 12 producers, 11 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Anderson Pit & MillSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldOccurrence
Andes MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1859, 1875
C & C ShaftGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, ZincPast Producer1872, 1873
Carson River PlacersGold, MercuryPast Producer
Chollar MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1860, 1866
Cinderlite AggregatesPumicePast Producer
Comstock Lode DistrictGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1853, 1859
Dayton MineGold, Silver, Zinc, CopperPlant
Eureka Canyon QuarryVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Flowery MineGold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, IronProducer1868, 1995

Every working recorded in Storey County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
American City (historical)0.0 miles32
American Flat (historical)0.3 miles32
Lower Gold Hill (historical)0.5 miles32
Formanville (historical)1.2 miles32
Gold Hill1.4 miles32
Divide1.9 miles32
Virginia City2.8 miles32
Flowery City (historical)4.8 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848033. 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.