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Pioche, Nevada

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pioche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89043. It lies near Lime Hill. The Survey maps it on the Pioche quadrangle. 933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,060 feet above sea level.

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Pioche within Lincoln County

On record in Pioche

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 6 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Pioche fell from 1,002 to 933 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,002
2020933-69 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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.

Photographs

8 of 21 photographs shown, 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The small, Art Moderne-style Lincoln County Courthouse, which in 1938 replaced a larger and grander 1872 "Million Dollar Courthouse," whose original cost estimate far exceeded initial estimates and was financed with bonds totaling nearly 1 million dollars, in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
The small, Art Moderne-style Lincoln County Courthouse, which in 1938 replaced a larger and grander 1872 "Million Dollar Courthouse," whose original cost estimate far exceeded initial estimates and was financed with bonds totaling nearly 1 million dollars, in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
The countryside on a winter day near the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
The countryside on a winter day near the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Part of a tramway used to ship ore from mines high on a hill in Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Part of a tramway used to ship ore from mines high on a hill in Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
An old residence with a message in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
An old residence with a message in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
A sign saluting the onetime inhabitant of old miner's cabin in the mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
A sign saluting the onetime inhabitant of old miner's cabin in the mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
The abandoned Gem Theater, built in 1937 in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
The abandoned Gem Theater, built in 1937 in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Scene of the Thompson's Opera House alongside the Gem Theater in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Scene of the Thompson's Opera House alongside the Gem Theater in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
A neon sign welcoming hunters in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
A neon sign welcoming hunters in the old mining town of Pioche, which appears to hang along the side of a mountain and in a bowl below in Nevada's high desert, near the state's eastern border with Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Lincoln County

Fires near this place

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Pioche between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,439 acres in total. 94 started naturally. 6 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
Natural94
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
4 September 2006Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeCASELTON
4 September 2001Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeRED CONE
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficePANAM
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeNATURAL OUT 13
16 September 1999Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeEDDIE B
15 September 2011Naturalunder an acreEly District OfficeHAMLIGHT
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEly District OfficePIOCHE
1 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreEly District OfficeCASTLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 126 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Pioche: 80 past producers, 20 occurrences, 20 prospects, 3 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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
Abe Lincoln MineLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Manganese, IronPast Producer1867, 1885
Agricultural Minerals PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant1975
Alps MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer1870, 1871
Arcane Mining Co. PropertyLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Black Prince MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Manganese, ZincPast ProducerWad
Black Prince MineZinc, Silver, Manganese, Lead, GoldPast Producer1952
Blue Queen ClaimsZinc, Silver, Copper, LeadProspect
Bumagin ShaftGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
California-Pioche ShaftGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Manganese, AntimonyPast ProducerBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
California-Pioche ShaftGold, Silver, Manganese, LeadProspect

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

17 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pioche in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 11 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2018Flash FloodPioche$150,000There was flash flooding in the Pioche and Panaca areas, including an eight mile stretch of Highway 322 east of Pioche. Highway 93 was starting to wash out near mile marker 113. At Cathedral Gorge State Park, a guardrail was taken out by flood water, and the campground was inundated with four feet of water.
October 2018Flash FloodPioche$50,000Flash flooding on Main Street in Pioche left water and debris in the street and water in several buildings.
August 2013Flash FloodPioche$25,000Water entered the basement of a home in Pioche, damaging two bedrooms. Rocks and debris accumulated on several streets. 2.73 inches of rain fell in two hours.
July 2012Flash FloodPioche$25,000Water came up over the sidewalks and into some businesses along Main Street in Pioche.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindPioche$15,000Thunderstorm winds blew a power pole down onto a house.
July 2022Flash FloodPioche$10,000Flooding damaged a road and inundated a hay field.
September 2014Flash FloodPioche$10,000Mud and debris covered Highway 322 just east of Pioche, and there was erosion damage to several agricultural fields in the area.
July 2021Flash FloodPioche$2,000Main Street in Pioche was flooded with water, rocks, and debris.
August 2015Flash FloodPioche$2,000Water and debris flowed over Highway 322 between mile markers 4 and 9.
September 2021Flash FloodPioche$1,000Six inches of water flowed over Main Street in Pioche.
September 2013Flash FloodPioche$1,000Water and debris covered the intersection of Highway 322 and Alexander Ave.
July 2005HailPioche-Dime size hail.
November 2005HailPioche-Fell for 5-10 minutes.
September 1998Tornado (F0)Pioche-The Lincoln County Sheriff reported a brief touchdown of a weak tornado in an open field between Pioche and Echo Canyon State Park. The tornado disturbed some irrigation pipes, but no significant damage was reported.
July 2012HailPioche-no account filed
September 2011HailPioche-no account filed
August 1998Flash FloodPioche-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Caselton Heights1.8 miles19
Caselton1.9 miles19
Prince2.4 miles19
Princeton (historical)3.1 miles19
Mendha3.8 miles17
Highland (historical)4.5 miles17
Big Trees6.0 miles17
Delmues (historical)8.4 miles16

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 PiocheAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3245936The 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 854572. 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.