Steamboat, Nevada
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89521. It lies near Bailey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat quadrangle.
On record in Steamboat
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 1 record
Alamo Ranchhouselisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 32 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 Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500
- 1967 USGS Steamboat quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Steamboat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Steamboat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,169 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | RON |
| 29 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | COTTONTAIL |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | EATON & PLEASANT VALLEY ASSIST |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Carson City District Office | TOLL ROAD |
| 13 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | POWER PLANT 2 |
| 10 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | POWER PLANT |
| 9 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GALENA |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 10 acres | Carson City District Office | TOLL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Steamboat: 15 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Mercury, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Calamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Denver Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ellen B. Property | Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Faith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Freiberg Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Galena Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Cerussite, Hemimorphite | |
| Galena Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Geiger Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 4321 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Rocky Hill Mine | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steamboat in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 heavy rain, 2 debris flow, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Steamboat | - | The public reported 7.0 mi NE of Washoe City, NV, that Toll Road is flooded at Geiger Grade road. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Steamboat | - | The broadcast media reported that 3.0 mi NE of Washoe City, NV, of flooding in Pleasant Valley, NV. |
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Steamboat | - | Broadcast Media reported Geiger Grade (NV-341) located 5.0 mi NNW of Virginia City, NV, was closed in both directions between Rim Rock Drive to Cartwright Road due to rock and mudslides. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM. |
| July 2018 | Debris Flow | Steamboat | - | KRNV NBC Channel 4 reported a debris flow over Kivett Lane south of Geiger Grade Road due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms in the area. The debris flow occurred several minutes before photographs were taken. No damage estimates were available. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Steamboat | - | One third of an inch of rain fell in 15 minutes from a thunderstorm. |
| September 1998 | Heavy Rain | Steamboat | - | 9 minute rainfall: 0.63 inches due to thunderstorm. Reported by Alert rain gauge at Bailey Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| Five Mile House (historical) | 4.2 miles | 32 | |
| Washoe City | 5.3 miles | 31 | |
| Sundown Town | 5.3 miles | 31 | |
| New Washoe City | 5.8 miles | 31 | |
| Huffaker (historical) | 6.0 miles | 31 | |
| Jumbo (historical) | 6.2 miles | 32 | |
| Andersons (historical) | 7.0 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863833. 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.











