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Flowery City, Nevada

31 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 89521. It lies near Sugarloaf. The Survey maps it on the Flowery Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Flowery City within Storey County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

56 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Flowery City (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,411 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 2 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
Natural14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning6
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2011Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
5 September 1993Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSIX MILE
30 September 2011Naturalunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionDAYTON
20 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSR 341
13 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionA STREET
1 September 2001Firearms and explosives use60 acresCarson City District Office7 MILE
8 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeFLOWERY
8 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSILVERCITY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Storey County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 160 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 160 workings within 5 miles of Flowery City (historical): 109 past producers, 34 prospects, 6 unknowns, 5 producers. 9 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Andes MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1859, 1875
C & C ShaftGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, ZincPast Producer1872, 1873
Chollar MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1860, 1866
Comstock Lode DistrictGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1853, 1859
Dayton MineGold, Silver, Zinc, CopperPlant
Flowery MineGold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, IronProducer1868, 1995
Keystone ShaftGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
North Bonanza MineGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer1861, 1879
Ophir ClaimSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, IronPast Producer1859
Savage MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, IronPast Producer1859, 1863

Every working recorded in Storey County

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
Mark Twain Estates2.3 miles31
Virginia City3.0 miles32
Divide3.5 miles32
Formanville (historical)3.5 miles32
Gold Hill3.8 miles32
Lower Gold Hill (historical)4.3 miles32
Comstock (historical)4.8 miles32
American City (historical)4.8 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852375. 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.