Flanigan, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the High Desert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89510. The Survey maps it on the Flanigan quadrangle. It stands 4,006 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Flanigan quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Kumiva Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Flanigan between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,439 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 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RAILROAD |
| 27 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RAILROAD |
| 23 August 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FLANNIGAN |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 400 acres | Carson City District Office | SPRINGS |
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FLANIGAN |
| 6 July 2007 | Natural | 675 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 8 |
| 5 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Carson City District Office | FISH |
| 28 July 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.4 acres | Carson City District Office | RAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Flanigan: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Calcium, Diatomite, Limestone, General, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Double Check | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Double Check Deposit | Calcium, Diatomite | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Double Check Prospect | Calcium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flanigan in 2 storm reports in 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flanigan | - | The mesonet station 9 miles W of the Needle Rocks. Additional thunderstorm gusts included 53 mph at Locklock ASOS station, and a 44 mph outflow gust 4 miles SE of New Washoe City. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flanigan | - | A 57 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust 4.6 miles northeast of Schurz. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenobia | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sand Pass | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pyramid | 11.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sano | 16.0 miles | 19 | |
| Sutcliffe | 21.5 miles | 23 | |
| Sheepshead | 21.6 miles | 18 | |
| Smoke Creek | 22.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pyramid (historical) | 25.5 miles | 22 |
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 Flanigan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21188212 | 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 840501. 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.





