Nevada Station, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Silver Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89429. The Survey maps it on the Silver Springs North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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 Wabuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Silver Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Silver Springs North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Nevada Station (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WNA 8 |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | DAMIANS |
| 7 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | LAHONTON |
| 22 July 2020 | Natural | 62 acres | Carson City District Office | CHURCHILL BUTTES |
| 19 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | CURVE |
| 17 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | LAHONTAN BEACH 7 |
| 16 July 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | RAMSEY WEEKS |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 acres | Carson City District Office | LIZZIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Nevada Station (historical): 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Antimony, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Longchamps Prospect | Antimony, Mercury, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hazen Diatomite Pit | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Silver Springs County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Talapoosa Deposit | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1864, 1926 | |
| De Longchamps Prospect | Mercury, Antimony | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Stibnite | |
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Talapoosa | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey Station | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Marshland (historical) | 7.5 miles | 22 | |
| Stagecoach | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Weeks (historical) | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Bucklands Station (historical) | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey (historical) | 8.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857321. 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.







