Eastgate, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. It stands on Big Den Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eastgate quadrangle. It stands 5,095 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Eastgate quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Eastgate between 1996 and 2019, burning about 9,106 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson City District Office | COLD |
| 10 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Carson City District Office | SEAL |
| 22 August 2017 | Natural | 574 acres | Carson City District Office | TWO DENS |
| 22 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | TREE LINE |
| 2 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | EASTGATE |
| 12 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MM 74 |
| 12 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | MM 77 |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | EAST GATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Eastgate: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites, Lead, Stone, Dimension, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate Stone Quarry | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Ledge Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1906 | |
| Gold Ledge Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lovestedt Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Building Stone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Gamma Group, Nos. 1&2 | Stone, Dimension, Zeolites | Occurrence | 1948 | |
| Ze O Bras Claims | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Ze Obras | Zeolites | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastgate in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Eastgate | - | The Churchill County Sheriff's Office reported flash flooding near Middlegate Station. The flash flooding was affecting Nevada Highway 722 and U.S. Highway 50 between Eastgate and Middlegate. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Middlegate | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 16.0 miles | 9 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 16.1 miles | 9 | |
| Red Top (historical) | 16.3 miles | 21 | |
| Kingston (historical) | 17.4 miles | 21 | |
| Nevada Hills (historical) | 17.5 miles | 20 | |
| Frenchman | 20.8 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Eastgate | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5330663 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854435. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



