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Stewart, Nevada

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Carson City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89701. It lies near Voltaire Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.

Stewart within Carson City

On record in Stewart

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 28 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

2 photographs,

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.

Stewart-Nye House, 108 North Minnesota Street, Carson City, Carson City, NV
Stewart-Nye House, 108 North Minnesota Street, Carson City, Carson City, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophia Streets, Carson City, Carson City (Independent City), NV
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophia Streets, Carson City, Carson City (Independent City), NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

140 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Stewart between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,421 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 3 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
Natural52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony25
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks3

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 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeKOONTZ
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMEXICAN
4 September 2019Natural5.3 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestJACKS
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSILVER
29 September 2003Recreation and ceremony35 acresCarson City District OfficeVOLTAIRE 2
27 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCarson City District OfficeFLINT
22 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use81 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestVOLTAIRE
20 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMEXICAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carson City

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Stewart: 23 past producers, 14 occurrences, 7 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. 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
Athens MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Bunker Hill MineCopper, Silver, Gold, TungstenPast ProducerVein
Bunker Hill MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Carson Black Lead MineGraphitePast Producer1903
Carson City Monazite-Bearing PlacerREE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, ZirconiumProspect
Crystal ClaimsSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
May DayLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Ne Section 22 Shafts and AditBarium-Barite, SilverOccurrenceBarite
Panama Canal Mining CoSilver, Copper, GoldPast Producer
Premier MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Lead, CobaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carson City

Storms near this place

7 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stewart in 7 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 debris flow, 1 heavy rain. 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
December 2005FloodStewart$3,400,000In Carson City, King Street was completely closed due to the flooding. Portions of Stewart, Mountain, and Curry Streets were also closed. Flooding occurred on U.S. Highway 395 near Carson Mall. Two businesses and 12 houses were flooded. Residents were urged to stay away from Ash Canyon and Kings Canyon. At the site of the Waterfall Fire burn area west of Carson City, the heavy rain caused damage to trees and vegetation on the mountainside, and also caused rockslides and mudslides.
January 2006FloodStewart$1,200,000no account filed
July 2014Flash FloodStewart$50,000Water over roads and mud debris along and near Center Drive were reported (including pictures and videos) by a fire department official. Extensive damage to streets due to undermining was noted along with minor water and mud intrusions into several homes. One home had up to a foot of water and mud in the garage along with damage to the garage door. The time of the event is estimated.
June 2023Debris FlowStewart$10,000The Carson City Sheriff's Office said a debris flow from mud was up to 1 to 2 feet in some areas of the parking lot of the Galaxy Fandango Theaters on S. Curry Street. The Galaxy Fandango Theater was closed so crews could conduct cleanup.
July 2014Flash FloodStewart$10,000A spotter reported debris and rocks in roadways near Windmill and Fish Springs Road around 1400PST. A short time later the spotter noted that Windmill Road was washed out and Calle Del Sol was impassable. The spotter's rain gauge recorded 1.10 of rain between 1300PST and 1325PST.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindStewart-Peak outflow gust at mesonet NV025 in Carson City.
December 2023Heavy RainStewart-A trained spotter located 2.0 mi N of Stewart, NV, reported a 24 hr rainfall storm total of 0.59 inches.

Every storm recorded in Carson City

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
Eagle Station (historical)3.3 miles30
Carson City3.3 miles30
Pinyon Hills3.9 miles29
New Empire4.7 miles29
Empire5.3 miles29
Carson Hot Springs5.4 miles30
Mill Creek Settlement (historical)5.5 miles30
Brunswick (historical)5.6 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 861589. 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.