Davis Station, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Silver Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89447. The Survey maps it on the Silver Springs South quadrangle.
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 Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Silver Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Silver Springs South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Davis Station between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,113 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WEEKS |
| 4 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BIA4 |
| 28 July 2017 | Natural | 10 acres | Carson City District Office | CLEAVER |
| 22 July 2018 | Natural | 23 acres | Carson City District Office | DESERT MOUNTAIN |
| 19 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ADRIAN |
| 16 July 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | RAMSEY |
| 9 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 acres | Carson City District Office | CENTROID |
| 4 June 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | GHIGLIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Davis Station: 4 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Montmorillonite, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Bleaching Clay | Montmorillonite | Past Producer | ||
| Weeks Deposit | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Momi #7 Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Section 13 Adits | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Churchill Butte Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Mountain View Group | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Ruth Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklands Station (historical) | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Marshland (historical) | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Weeks (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Churchill | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Ramsey Station | 8.9 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada Station (historical) | 9.2 miles | 22 | |
| Silver Springs | 9.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856629. 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.







