Divide, 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 Bullion Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Virginia City quadrangle.
On record in Divide
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fourth Ward SchoolNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.4 miles away
C. J. Prescott Houselisted 1993 · 0.4 miles away
McCarthy Houselisted 1995 · 0.7 miles away
Parish Houselisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
King-McBride Mansionlisted 1998 · 0.9 miles away
Piper-Beebe Houselisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
Piper's Opera Houselisted 1997 · 0.9 miles away- Chollar Mansionlisted 1993 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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 Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500
- 1967 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Divide between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6,210 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SIX MILE |
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MINE |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SIX MILE |
| 20 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SR 341 |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Carson City District Office | LINEHAN |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Central Lyon County Fire Protection District | CYGNET |
| 13 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | A STREET |
| 11 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Carson City District Office | JUMBO 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 197 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 197 workings within 5 miles of Divide: 122 past producers, 47 prospects, 10 unknowns, 7 occurrences. 11 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andes Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1859, 1875 | |
| 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 | |
| Comstock Lode District | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1853, 1859 | |
| Dayton Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Plant | ||
| Flowery Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Producer | 1868, 1995 | |
| Glacier King No. 1 Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | 0.5 miles | 32 | |
| Virginia City | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Formanville (historical) | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Lower Gold Hill (historical) | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Comstock (historical) | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| American City (historical) | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| American Flat (historical) | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Flowery City (historical) | 3.5 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852372. 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.












