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.
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.
Nevada State Printing Officelisted 1978 · 0.0 miles away
Nevada State Capitollisted 1975 · 0.1 miles away
Rinckel Mansionlisted 1975 · 0.2 miles away
St. Charles-Muller's Hotellisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Leport-Toupin Houselisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
Olcovich-Meyers Houselisted 1993 · 0.2 miles away
Dat So La Lee Houselisted 1994 · 0.2 miles away
Carson City Post Officelisted 1979 · 0.2 miles away
Bank Saloonlisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
Lew M. Meder Houselisted 1978 · 0.2 miles away
Carson Brewing Companylisted 1978 · 0.3 miles away
Sears-Ferris Houselisted 1979 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 30 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
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 54 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | BRUNSWICK |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ARROWHEAD |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | AMBROSE |
| 8 September 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TRAVEL |
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KOONTZ |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JACKS |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SILVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Brunswick Canyon Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Black Lead Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer | REE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Carson Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Crystal Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike Group | Uranium, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Mahogany Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| May Day | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| North Carson | Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 0.1 miles | 30 | |
| Carson Hot Springs | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| New Empire | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Empire | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Mill Creek Settlement (historical) | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Stewart | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Pinyon Hills | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Lakeview | 3.7 miles | 30 |
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.










