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Eagle Station, Nevada

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Carson City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89701. It stands on Ash Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carson City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eagle Station within Carson City

On record in Eagle Station

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 12 of 33 shown

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Every listing in Carson City

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 30 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

184 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Station (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,113 acres in total. 42 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/undetermined54
Natural42
Recreation and ceremony33
Equipment and vehicle use13
Firearms and explosives use11
Fireworks6
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes3
Smoking1

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
9 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBRUNSWICK
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeARROWHEAD
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeAMBROSE
8 September 2005Other causesunder an acreCarson City District OfficeTRAVEL
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeKOONTZ
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMEXICAN
4 September 2019Natural5.3 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestJACKS
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSILVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carson City

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 52 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Station (historical): 27 past producers, 11 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Athens MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Brunswick Canyon PitStonePast Producer
Carson Black Lead MineGraphitePast Producer1903
Carson City Monazite-Bearing PlacerREE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, ZirconiumProspect
Carson MineGold, Silver, Lead, TungstenProspect
Crystal ClaimsSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Lucky Strike GroupUranium, Silver, GoldProspect
Mahogany Rock QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
May DayLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
North CarsonCopper, Silver, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carson City

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
Carson City0.1 miles30
Carson Hot Springs2.2 miles30
New Empire2.4 miles29
Empire3.1 miles29
Mill Creek Settlement (historical)3.2 miles30
Stewart3.3 miles28
Pinyon Hills3.5 miles29
Lakeview3.7 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863264. 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.